No. 23-62

Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. v. Scott A. Hardin

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-07-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Relisted (3) Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-law atf-rule automatic-weapon bump-stock due-process firearms-regulation machinegun-definition mass-shootings second-amendment statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2024-06-20 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a bump stock device is a "machinegun" as defined in 26 U.S.C. 5845(b) because it is designed and intended for use in converting a rifle into a machinegun, i.e., into a weapon that fires "automatically more than one shot * * * by a single function of the trigger."

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a bump stock device is a 'machinegun' as defined in 26 U.S.C. 5845(b)

Docket Entries

2024-06-24
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
2023-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2023.
2023-10-05
Reply of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2023-10-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
2023-09-20
2023-08-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 20, 2023.
2023-08-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 21, 2023 to September 20, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-07-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 21, 2023)

Attorneys

Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Petitioner
Scott A. Hardin
Jason Todd HardinHardin Law PLLC, Respondent