No. 23-526

Charles Nichols v. Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: 2nd-amendment civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-law due-process firearms-rights fourteenth-amendment second-amendment self-defense standing
Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does the Second Amendment protect the keeping
and bearing of loaded and unloaded rifles, shotguns,
and handguns, in case of confrontation, for the
purpose of lawful self-defense, and for other lawful
purposes, outside the doors to petitioner 's home, in the
curtilage of his home, in and on his motor vehicle,
including an attached camper or trailer, and in all
nonsensitive places.

2. Should the court of appeals sub silentio
affirmation, via The Mandate Rule, of the district
court 's final judgment regarding petitioners Fourth
and Fourteenth Amendment claims, and the orders of
the district court dismissing his claims under the
California Constitution with prejudice at the initial
pleading stage, and the dismissal of the governor
pursuant to the Eleventh Amendment at the initial
pleading stage and the governor 's sua sponte dismissal
on remand be reversed in favor'of petitioner.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Second Amendment protect the keeping and bearing of loaded and unloaded rifles, shotguns, and handguns, in case of confrontation, for the purpose of lawful self-defense, and for other lawful purposes, outside the doors to petitioner's home, in the curtilage of his home, in and on his motor vehicle, including an attached camper or trailer, and in all nonsensitive places

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-14
2023-12-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-01
Waiver of right of respondent Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, et al. to respond filed.
2023-11-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 18, 2023)

Attorneys

Charles Nichols
Charles Nichols — Petitioner
Foundation for Moral Law
John Allen EidsmoeFoundation for Moral Law, Amicus
Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, et al.
Richard Matthew WiseCalifornia DOJ, Office of the Attorney General, Respondent