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Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-852 5th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2024

Issues: (1) Whether “a weapon parts kit that is designed to or may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive” under 27 C.F.R. § 478.11 is a “firearm” regulated by the Gun Control Act of 1968; and (2) whether “a partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional frame or receiver” that is “designed to or may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted to function as a frame or receiver” under 27 C.F.R. § 478.12(c) is a “frame or receiver” regulated by the act.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 07 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 8, 2024)
Mar 07 2024Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed.
Mar 07 2024Brief of respondents Jennifer VanDerStok, et al. in opposition filed.
Mar 08 2024Brief of respondents Defense Distributed, et al. filed.
Mar 08 2024Brief amicus curiae of Gun Violence Protection Groups filed.
Mar 27 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
Mar 27 2024Reply of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Apr 15 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024.
Apr 22 2024Petition GRANTED.
Apr 29 2024Motion for an extension of time filed.
Apr 29 2024Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 25, 2024. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 13, 2024.
Jun 25 2024Brief of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. filed.
Jun 25 2024Joint appendix filed.
Jul 01 2024Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
Jul 02 2024Brief amicus curiae of Queens County District Attorney's Office filed.
Jul 02 2024Brief amici curiae of Frank Blackwell, et al. filed.
Jul 02 2024Brief amici curiae of Major Cities Chiefs Association, et al. filed.
Jul 02 2024Brief amici curiae of The Local Government Legal Center, The National Association Of Counties, The National League Of Cities, And The International Municipal Lawyers Association filed.
Jul 02 2024Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed.
Jul 02 2024Brief amici curiae of Professors and Scholars of Linguistics and Law filed.
Jul 02 2024Brief amici curiae of The District of Columbia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, et al. filed.
Jul 02 2024Brief amici curiae of 20 Major Cities, et al. filed.
Jul 02 2024Brief amicus curiae of Gun Owners for Safety filed.
Jul 02 2024Brief amici curiae of Gun Violence Prevention Groups filed.
Jul 02 2024Brief amicus curiae of Global Action on Gun Violence filed.
Jul 02 2024Brief amici curiae of District Attorney for New York County and City of New York filed.