No. 25-566
Eddie Grant, Jr., et al. v. Ronnell Higgins, in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Transportation, et al.
Tags: common-use constitutional-rights fourteenth-amendment gun-possession second-amendment semiautomatic-rifles
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
SecondAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Related Cases:
25-421
(Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the right to possess semiautomatic rifles that are in common use for lawful purposes, including the AR-15
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution guarantee the right to possess semiautomatic rifles that are in common use for lawful purposes, including the most popular rifle in the country, the AR-15.
Docket Entries
2026-01-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-23
Reply of Eddie Grant, Jr., et al. submitted.
2026-01-23
Reply of petitioners Eddie Grant, Jr., et al. filed. (Distributed)
2026-01-12
Brief of James Rovella, in his Official Capacity, John P. Doyle, Sharmese L. Walcott, Paul J. Narducci in opposition submitted.
2026-01-12
Brief of respondents James Rovella, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-12-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 12, 2026. See Rule 30.1.
2025-12-01
Motion of James Rovella, in his Official Capacity, John P. Doyle, Sharmese L. Walcott, Paul J. Narducci for an extension of time submitted.
2025-12-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 12, 2025 to January 11, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-11-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 12, 2025)
Attorneys
Eddie Grant, Jr., et al.
David H. Thompson — Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Petitioner
David H. Thompson — Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Petitioner
James Rovella, in his Official Capacity, John P. Doyle, Sharmese L. Walcott, Paul J. Narducci