No. 20-6142

Steven Spain v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2020-10-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 2nd-amendment 4th-amendment civil-rights due-process fourth-amendment gun-rights law-enforcement probable-cause reasonable-suspicion second-amendment terry-v-ohio
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2020-12-11
Question Presented (from Petition)

In a state that allows residents to carry a firearm in public, is it reasonabl e under the Fourth Amendment to stop and arrest someone for carryi ng a firearm without first asking or otherwi se investi gating whether they have a license to carry the firearm?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

In a state that allows residents to carry a firearm in public, is it reasonable under the Fourth Amendment to stop and arrest someone for carrying a firearm without first asking or otherwise investigating whether they have a license to carry the firearm?

Docket Entries

2020-12-14
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
2020-11-19
Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
2020-10-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Illinois
Michael Marc Glick — Respondent
Steven Spain
Douglas Robert HoffOffice of the State Appellate Defender, Petitioner