No. 23-6521

Shawn Reeves v. New Jersey

Lower Court: New Jersey
Docketed: 2024-01-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 2nd-amendment civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process first-amendment-comparison new-jersey-law permit-requirement second-amendment self-defense standing takings
Key Terms:
SecondAmendment DueProcess FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2024-06-06 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does prosecuting a person for possessing a firearm without a permit violate the Second and Fourteen Amendments when that person was unable to receive such a permit solely due to an unconstitutional requirement that he establish a heightened need for self-defense?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does prosecuting a person for possessing a firearm without a permit violate the Second and Fourteen Amendments when that person was unable to receive such a permit solely due to an unconstitutional requirement that he establish a heightened need for self-defense?

Docket Entries

2024-06-10
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
2024-05-20
Reply of petitioner Shawn Reeves filed. (Distributed)
2024-05-08
2024-04-01
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 8, 2024.
2024-03-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 8, 2024 to May 8, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-03-08
Response Requested. (Due April 8, 2024)
2024-02-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
2024-02-05
Waiver of right of respondent New Jersey to respond filed.
2024-01-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 21, 2024)

Attorneys

New Jersey
Jeremy Michael FeigenbaumOffice of the New Jersey Attorney General, Respondent
Shawn Reeves
Cody Tyler MasonNew Jersey Office of the Public Defender, Petitioner