| No. 22-976 | |
| Title: | Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al., Petitioners v. Michael Cargill |
| Docketed: | April 7, 2023 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (20-51016) |
| Decision Date: | January 6, 2023 |
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Apr 06 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2023) |
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| Apr 24 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 8, 2023 to June 7, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Apr 25 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 7, 2023. |
| May 08 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 07 2023 | Brief of respondent Michael Cargill in support filed. |
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| Jun 21 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023. |
| Jun 21 2023 | Reply of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 02 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Sep 20 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023. |
| Sep 28 2023 | Rescheduled. |
| Oct 04 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023. |
| Oct 30 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/3/2023. |
| Nov 03 2023 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Dec 18 2023 | Brief of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 18 2023 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed.) |
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| Dec 21 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 22 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
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| Dec 22 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Patrick J. Charles filed. |
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| Dec 22 2023 | Brief amici curiae of Chicago, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 26 2023 | Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed. |
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| Dec 26 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of FAMM in support of neither party filed. |
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| Dec 26 2023 | Brief amici curiae of The District of Columbia, et al. filed. |
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| Jan 05 2024 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. |
| Jan 10 2024 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. |
| Jan 10 2024 | Motion for an extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits filed. |
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| Jan 11 2024 | CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 12 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file respondent's brief on the merits granted and the time is extended to and including January 22, 2024. |
| Jan 18 2024 | Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER. |
| Jan 18 2024 | Record requested from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. |
| Jan 22 2024 | Brief of respondent Michael Cargill filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 23 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 26 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Law Center, Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition, Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., and Guns Save Life filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 26 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 26 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Senator Cynthia Lummis, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 29 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of FPC Action Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 29 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 29 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 29 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 29 2024 | Brief amici curiae of National Association for Gun Rights, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 29 2024 | Brief amici curiae of The Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 29 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 29 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of National Rifle Association of America, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 29 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 30 2024 | Record received from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. The record is electronic and is available with the Clerk. |
| Feb 16 2024 | Reply of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 28 2024 | Argued. For petitioners: Brian H. Fletcher, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Jonathan F. Mitchell, Austin, Tex. |
| Jun 14 2024 | Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Thomas, J. delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Alito, J., filed a concurring opinion. Sotomayor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Kagan and Jackson, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 16 2024 | Judgment Issued. |
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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: Merrick B. Garland, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Jonathan F. Mitchell Counsel of Record | Mitchell Law PLLC 111 Congress Avenue Suite 400 Austin, TX 78701 jonathan@mitchell.law | (512) 686-3940 |
| Party name: Michael Cargill | ||
| Markham Sterling Chenoweth | New Civil Liberties Alliance 1225 19th Street NW Suite 450 Washington, DC 20036 mark.chenoweth@ncla.legal | 2028695210 |
| Party name: Michael Cargill | ||
| Richard A. Samp | New Civil Liberties Alliance 1225 19th Street NW, Suite 450 Washington, DC 20036 rasamp@verizon.net | 202-869-5210 |
| Party name: Michael Cargill | ||
| Other | ||
| Theodore Mark Cooperstein Counsel of Record | Theodore Cooperstein PLLC 1888 Main Street Suite C-203 Madison, MS 39110 ted@appealslawyer.us | 6013972471 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | ||
| David John Debold Counsel of Record | Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 DDEBOLD@GIBSONDUNN.COM | 2029558551 |
| Party name: FAMM | ||
| Michael John Dell Counsel of Record | Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 mdell@kramerlevin.com | 212-715-9129 |
| Party name: American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians and American College of Surgeons | ||
| Erin Marie Erhardt | National Rifle Assocation of America 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, VA 22030 eerhardt@nrahq.org | 7205844578 |
| Party name: National Rifle Association of America, Inc. | ||
| Brianne Jenna Gorod Counsel of Record | Constitutional Accountability Center 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 501 Washington, DC 20036 BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG | 202 296 6889 |
| Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center | ||
| Joseph Gary Samuel Greenlee Counsel of Record | Greenlee Law, PLLC PO Box 4061 McCall, ID 83638 joseph@greenlee.law | (208) 271-2494 |
| Party name: FPC Action Foundation | ||
| Lawrence Bradfield Hughes Counsel of Record | Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP 41 South High Street Suite 3000 Columbus, OH 43215 bhughes@porterwright.com | 6142272053 |
| Party name: Patrick J. Charles | ||
| Myriam Zreczny Kasper Counsel of Record | City of Chicago Department of Law 2 N. LaSalle Street Suite 580 Chicago, IL 60602 MYRIAM.KASPER@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG | 312-744-3564 |
| Party name: CITY OF CHICAGO | ||
| David Benjamin Kopel Counsel of Record | Independence Institute Independence Institute 727 East 16th Avenue Denver, CO 80203 david@i2i.org | 3032796536 |
| Party name: Senators Cynthia Lummis, Mike Lee, et al.; Professors of Second Amendment Law; Independence Institute | ||
| C. D. Michel Counsel of Record | Michel & Associates, P.C. 180 East Ocean Blvd., Suite 200 Long Beach, CA 90802 CMICHEL@MICHELLAWYERS.COM | (562) 216-4444 |
| Party name: Second Amendment Law Center, Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition, Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., and Guns Save Life | ||
| George Attila Mocsary | University of Wyoming College of Law 1000 East University Avenue Laramie, WY 82071 gmocsary@uwyo.edu | 3077665262 |
| Party name: Senators Cynthia Lummis, Mike Lee, et al.; Professors of Second Amendment Law; Independence Institute | ||
| Erin E. Murphy Counsel of Record | Clement & Murphy, PLLC 706 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 ERIN.MURPHY@CLEMENTMURPHY.COM | (202) 742-8900 |
| Party name: National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. | ||
| Stephen Joseph Obermeier Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036 SOBERMEIER@WILEY.LAW | 2027197465 |
| Party name: The Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition and Palmetto State Armory, LLC | ||
| William Jeffrey Olson Counsel of Record | William J. Olson, P.C. 370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4 Vienna, VA 22180 WJO@MINDSPRING.COM | 7033565070 |
| Party name: Gun Owners of America, et al. | ||
| Glenn Evans Roper Counsel of Record | Pacific Legal Foundation 1745 Shea Center Dr., Suite 400 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 GEROPER@PACIFICLEGAL.ORG | (916) 503-9045 |
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation | ||
| Ilya Shapiro Counsel of Record | Manhattan Institute 52 Vanderbilt Ave. New York, NY 10017 ishapiro@manhattan-institute.org | 212599-7000 |
| Party name: Manhattan Institute | ||
| Ian Simmons Counsel of Record | O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye St., NW Washington, DC 20006-4001 ISIMMONS@OMM.COM | 202-383-5300 |
| Party name: Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and Everytown for Gun Safety | ||
| David H. Thompson Counsel of Record | Cooper & Kirk, PLLC 1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 DTHOMPSON@COOPERKIRK.COM | 202-220-9600 |
| Party name: Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. | ||
| David Christian Tryon Counsel of Record | The Buckeye Institute 88 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215 d.tryon@buckeyeinstitute.org | 6142244422 |
| Party name: The Buckeye Institute | ||
| Caroline Sage Van Zile Counsel of Record | Office of the Attorney General for D.C. Office of the Solicitor General 400 6th Street, NW, Suite 8100 Washington, DC 20001 caroline.vanzile@dc.gov | (202) 724-6609 |
| Party name: The District of Columbia et al. | ||
| David Alan Warrington Counsel of Record | Dhillon Law Group, Inc. 2121 Eisenhower Avenue Suite 608 Alexandria, VA 22314 dwarrington@dhillonlaw.com | 7035741206 |
| Party name: National Association for Gun Rights, Inc., the National Foundation for Gun Rights, Inc. and Rare Breed Triggers, LLC | ||