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Langley v. Kelly

Petition for certiorari denied on July 2, 2024
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-944 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2023

Issues: (1) Whether the state of Illinois’s absolute ban of certain commonly owned semi-automatic handguns is constitutional in light of the holding in District of Columbia v. Heller that handgun bans are categorially unconstitutional; (2) whether the state of Illinois’s absolute ban of all commonly owned semi-automatic handgun magazines over 15 rounds is constitutional in light of the holding in Heller that handgun bans are categorially unconstitutional; and (3) whether the government can ban the sale, purchase, possession, and carriage of certain commonly owned semi-automatic rifles, pistols, shotguns, and standard-capacity firearm magazines, tens of millions of which are possessed by law-abiding Americans for lawful purposes, when there is no analogous historical ban as required by Heller and New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 23 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 1, 2024)
Mar 05 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 1, 2024 to April 15, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 06 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 15, 2024, for all respondents.
Mar 15 2024Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. VIDED.
Apr 15 2024Brief of respondents Illinois, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
Apr 15 2024Brief of Cook County Respondents in opposition filed. VIDED.
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Jul 02 2024Petition DENIED. Justice Alito would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari. Statement of Justice Thomas. (Detached Opinion)