| 25-6711 |
Matthew Harris England v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2026-02-04 |
Pending |
IFP |
bruen-standard dangerous-and-unusual firearms-regulation law-abiding-citizens second-amendment text-and-history |
In New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), this Court adopted a two-step text-and-history standard for analyzing whether laws… |
| 24-6507 |
Deonta Lowe v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2025-02-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
constitutional-interpretation felon-rights heller-precedent law-abiding-citizens second-amendment supreme-court-precedent |
Whether convicted felons have Second Amendment rights based on Supreme Court precedent interpreting 'the people' and 'law-abiding citizens' |
| 24A514 |
Jesus Perez-Garcia and John Thomas Fencl v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2024-11-26 |
Presumed Complete |
|
bail-reform-act dangerous-persons firearm-restrictions law-abiding-citizens pretrial-release second-amendment |
Whether the Second Amendment permits disarming individuals who are not considered 'law-abiding, responsible citizens' under legislative determinations… |
| 20-1507 |
Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc., et al. v. Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2021-04-28 |
GVR |
Amici (4)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3) |
2nd-amendment civil-procedure civil-rights due-process law-abiding-citizens magazine-ban property-rights retrospective-law second-amendment standing takings takings-clause |
Whether a blanket, retrospective, and confiscatory law prohibiting ordinary law-abiding citizens from possessing magazines in common use violates the … |
| 20-843 |
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et al. v. Kevin P. Bruen, in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of New York State Police, et al. |
Second Circuit |
2020-12-23 |
Judgment Issued |
Amici (89)Relisted (4) |
2nd-amendment civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process government-prohibition handgun-carry heller law-abiding-citizens mcdonald second-amendment self-defense standing |
Whether the Second Amendment allows the government to prohibit ordinary law-abiding citizens from carrying handguns outside the home for self-defense |
| 19-423 |
Brian Kirk Malpasso, et al. v. William M. Pallozzi, in His Official Capacity as Maryland Secretary of State Police |
Fourth Circuit |
2019-09-30 |
Denied |
Amici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (8) |
2nd-amendment carry circuit-split civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process handgun-carry heller law-abiding-citizens mcdonald second-amendment self-defense |
Whether the Second Amendment allows the government to prohibit typical, law-abiding citizens from carrying handguns outside the home for self-defense |
| 18-496 |
Barry Michaels v. Matthew G. Whitaker, Acting Attorney General, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2018-10-17 |
Denied |
Amici (1) |
2nd-amendment civil-rights constitutional-challenge district-of-columbia-v-heller due-process felon-disarmament felons firearms-restriction heller heller-precedent law-abiding-citizens second-amendment standing |
What does the phrase 'law-abiding, responsible citizens' mean? |