No. 23-944

Jeremy W. Langley, et al. v. Brendan F. Kelly, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Illinois State Police, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-29
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Relisted (7)
Tags: 2nd-amendment civil-rights common-use constitutional-ban due-process firearm-regulation gun-rights heller-v-dc new-york-state-rifle-pistol-association-v-bruen second-amendment semi-automatic-weapons supreme-court-precedent
Latest Conference: 2024-07-01 (distributed 7 times)
Related Cases: 23-1010 (Vide) 23-877 (Vide) 23-878 (Vide) 23-879 (Vide) 23-880 (Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Is the State of Illinois ' absolute ban of certain
commonly owned semi-automatic handguns constitutional in light of the holding in D.C. v. Heller , 554 U.S.
570 (2008), that handgun bans are categorially uncon-stitutional?

2. Is the State of Illinois ' absolute ban of all commonly owned semi-automatic handgun magazines
over 15 rounds constitutional in light of the holding in
D.C. v. Heller , 554 U.S. 570 (2008), that handgun bans
are categorially unconstitutional?

3. Can the government 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 D.C. v. Heller , 554 U.S. 570 (2008), and New
York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n, Inc. v. Bruen , 142 S. Ct.
2111 (2022).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the State of Illinois' ban on certain semi-automatic handguns constitutional?

Docket Entries

2024-07-02
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari. Statement of Justice Thomas. (Detached Opinion)
2024-06-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
2024-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
2024-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
2024-06-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
2024-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
2024-05-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2024.
2024-04-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
2024-03-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 15, 2024, for all respondents.
2024-03-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 1, 2024 to April 15, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-02-23

Attorneys

Brendan F. Kelly
Jane Elinor NotzOffice of the Attorney General, State of Illinois, Respondent
Cook County, Toni Preckwinkle, Kimberly M. Foxx, and Thomas J. Dart
Jessica Megan SchellerOffice of the Cook County State's Attorney, Respondent
The Buckeye Institute
Jay Randall CarsonThe Buckeye Institute, Amicus