No. 25-6428

Joshua A. Sottile v. City of Portland, Oregon

Lower Court: Oregon
Docketed: 2025-12-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bruen-test constitutional-challenge firearm-regulation heller-precedent public-carry second-amendment
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a law that criminalizes carrying a loaded firearm in public, subject to exceptions raised only as affirmative defenses, violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether a law that criminalizes ca rrying a loaded firearm in public, subject to exceptions raised only as a ffirmative defenses, violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. i TABLE OF CO NTENTS RELATED CASES AND OP I NIONS BELOW . 1 JURISDICTION . 1 CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY PROVISIONS INVOLVED . 1

Docket Entries

2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-24
Waiver of Portland, OR of right to respond submitted.
Main Document
2025-12-24
Waiver of right of respondent Portland, OR to respond filed.
Main Document
2025-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 22, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Joshua Sottile
Peter Graham Klym — Oregon Public Defense Commission, Petitioner
Peter Graham Klym — Oregon Public Defense Commission, Petitioner
Portland, OR
Denis Marcel James Vannier — Portland Office of the City Attorney, Respondent
Denis Marcel James Vannier — Portland Office of the City Attorney, Respondent