No. 25-6428
Joshua A. Sottile v. City of Portland, Oregon
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: bruen-test constitutional-challenge firearm-regulation heller-precedent public-carry second-amendment
Latest Conference:
2026-01-16
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a law that criminalizes carrying a loaded firearm in public, subject to exceptions raised only as affirmative defenses, violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a law that criminalizes carrying a loaded firearm in public, subject to exceptions raised only as affirmative defenses, violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Docket Entries
2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-24
Waiver of Portland, OR of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-24
Waiver of right of respondent Portland, OR to respond filed.
2025-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 22, 2026)
Attorneys
Joshua Sottile
Peter Graham Klym — Oregon Public Defense Commission, Petitioner
Portland, OR