law-abiding-citizens

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
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?