| No. 23-852 | |
| Title: | Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al., Petitioners v. Jennifer VanDerStok, et al. |
| Docketed: | February 7, 2024 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (23-10718) |
| Decision Date: | November 9, 2023 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Feb 07 2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 8, 2024) |
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| Mar 07 2024 | Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 07 2024 | Brief of respondents Jennifer VanDerStok, et al. in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 08 2024 | Brief of respondents Defense Distributed, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 08 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Gun Violence Protection Groups filed. |
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| Mar 27 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024. |
| Mar 27 2024 | Reply of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 15 2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024. |
| Apr 22 2024 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Apr 29 2024 | Motion for an extension of time filed. |
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| Apr 29 2024 | Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 25, 2024. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 13, 2024. |
| Jun 25 2024 | Brief of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. filed. |
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| Jun 25 2024 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed) |
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| Jul 01 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. |
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| Jul 02 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Queens County District Attorney's Office filed. |
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| Jul 02 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Frank Blackwell, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 02 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Major Cities Chiefs Association, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 02 2024 | Brief amici curiae of The Local Government Legal Center, The National Association Of Counties, The National League Of Cities, And The International Municipal Lawyers Association filed. |
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| Jul 02 2024 | Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 02 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Professors and Scholars of Linguistics and Law filed. |
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| Jul 02 2024 | Brief amici curiae of The District of Columbia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 02 2024 | Brief amici curiae of 20 Major Cities, et al. filed. |
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| Jul 02 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Gun Owners for Safety filed. |
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| Jul 02 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Gun Violence Prevention Groups filed. |
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| Jul 02 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Global Action on Gun Violence filed. |
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| Jul 02 2024 | Brief amici curiae of District Attorney for New York County and City of New York filed. |
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| Jul 26 2024 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. |
| Jul 26 2024 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. |
| Jul 30 2024 | Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER. |
| Aug 02 2024 | Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and available with the Clerk. |
| Aug 08 2024 | CIRCULATED |
| Aug 13 2024 | Brief of respondents Jennifer VanDerStok, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 13 2024 | Brief of respondents Defense Distributed; Polymer 80, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 20 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 20 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 20 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Former Acting Chief of ATF Firearms Technology Branch Rick Vasquez and Center for Human Liberty filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 20 2024 | Brief amici curiae of National Association for Gun Rights and the National Foundation for Gun Rights filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 20 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of California Gun Rights Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 20 2024 | Brief amici curiae of The Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition and Palmetto State Armory, LLC filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 20 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 20 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 20 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of National Rifle Association of America filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 20 2024 | Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Aug 20 2024 | Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, Montana, and 25 Other States filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 12 2024 | Reply of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Sep 26 2024 | Letter and attachment from Solicitor General regarding the reply brief filed on September 12, 2024. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 01 2024 | Letter of respondents Jennifer VanDerStok, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Oct 08 2024 | Argued. For petitioners: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Peter A. Patterson, Washington, D. C. |
| 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, Attorney General, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Charles Randall Flores Counsel of Record | Flores Law PLLC 917 Franklin Street Suite 600 Houston, TX 77002 cf@chadflores.law | 713-364-6640 |
| Party name: Defense Distributed; Polymer 80, Inc.; Second Amendment Foundation, Inc. | ||
| 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: Jennifer VanDerStok, Michael G. Andren, Tactical Machining, L.L.C., and Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. | ||
| Peter A. Patterson | Cooper & Kirk, PLLC 1523 New Hampshire Ave, NW Washington, DC 20036 ppatterson@cooperkirk.com | 202-220-9600 |
| Party name: Jennifer VanDerStok, Michael G. Andren, Tactical Machining, L.L.C., and Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. | ||
| Other | ||
| H. Christopher Bartolomucci Counsel of Record | Schaerr | Jaffe LLP 1717 K Street NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 CBARTOLOMUCCI@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM | 202-787-1060 |
| Party name: National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. | ||
| Bradley Alan Benbrook Counsel of Record | Benbrook Law Group 701 University Avenue, Suite 106 Sacramento, CA 95825 brad@benbrooklawgroup.com | 9164474900 |
| Party name: Former Acting Chief of ATF Firearms Technology Branch Rick Vasquez and Center for Human Liberty | ||
| John M. Castellano Counsel of Record | Queens County District Attorney's Office 125-01 Queens Boulevard Kew Gardens, NY 11415 jmcastellano@queensda.org | 718-286-5801 |
| Party name: Queens County District Attorney's Office | ||
| Lee Ross Crain Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 lcrain@gibsondunn.com | (212) 351-2454 |
| Party name: Frank Blackwell and Bryan Muehlberger | ||
| 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, et al. | ||
| Stephen Michael Duvernay Counsel of Record | Benbrook Law Group 701 University Avenue, Suite 106 Sacramento, CA 95825 steve@benbrooklawgroup.com | 9164474900 |
| Party name: California Gun Rights Foundation | ||
| John Allen Eidsmoe Counsel of Record | Foundation for Moral Law P.O. Box 148 Gallant, AL 35972 eidsmoeja@juno.com | 3342621245 |
| Party name: Foundation for Moral Law | ||
| Mark Christopher Fleming Counsel of Record | WilmerHale 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 MARK.FLEMING@WILMERHALE.COM | 6175266000 |
| Party name: Professors and Scholars of Linguistics and Law | ||
| 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 | NRA-ILA 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, VA 22030 jgreenlee@nrahq.org | (703) 267-1161 |
| Party name: National Rifle Association of America | ||
| John Issac Harris III Counsel of Record | Schulman, LeRoy & Bennett PC 3310 West End Avenue, Ste 460 Nashville, TN 37203 JHARRIS@SLBLAWFIRM.COM | 6152446670 |
| Party name: Gun Owners of America, Inc., Gun Owners Foundation, Tennessee Firearms Association, and Virginia Citizens Defense League in Support of Respondents | ||
| Kathleen Roberta Hartnett Counsel of Record | Cooley LLP 3 Embarcadero Center 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 KHARTNETT@COOLEY.COM | (415) 693-2000 |
| Party name: Gun Violence Prevention Groups | ||
| Timothy Channing Hester Counsel of Record | Covington & Burling LLP One CityCenter 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4956 thester@cov.com | (202) 662-6000 |
| Party name: Global Action on Gun Violence | ||
| John J. Korzen Counsel of Record | Wake Forest University School of Law PO Box 7206 Winston-Salem, NC 27109 korzenjj@wfu.edu | 3367585832 |
| Party name: The Local Government Legal Center, The National Association Of Counties, The National League Of Cities, And The International Municipal Lawyers Association | ||
| Mary B. McCord Counsel of Record | Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection 600 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 mbm7@georgetown.edu | 202-661-6607 |
| Party name: Major Cities Chiefs Association, Police Executive Research Forum, and Current and Former National Security Officials, Law Enforcement Officers, and Prosecutors | ||
| 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 Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers | ||
| Stephen Joseph Obermeier Counsel of Record | Wiley Rein LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036 SOBERMEIER@WILEY.LAW | 2027197000 |
| Party name: The Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition and Palmetto State Armory, LLC | ||
| Dan Mark Peterson Counsel of Record | Dan M. Peterson, PLLC 3925 Chain Bridge Road Suite 403 Fairfax, VA 22030 DAN@DANPETERSONLAW.COM | 7033527276 |
| Party name: Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms et al. | ||
| Robert Martin Radick Counsel of Record | Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello, & Bohr 565 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10017 rradick@maglaw.com | (212) 880-9558 |
| Party name: Gun Owners for Safety | ||
| Lee S. Richards III Counsel of Record | Perkins Coie LLP 1155 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 leerichards@perkinscoie.com | 212-262-6900 |
| Party name: 20 Major Cities, et al. | ||
| 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, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 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 and the National Foundation for Gun Rights | ||
| Michael Ray Williams Counsel of Record | Office of the West Virginia Attorney General State Capitol Complex, Bldg. 1, Rm E-26 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E Charleston, WV 25305 michael.r.williams@wvago.gov | 304-558-2021 |
| Party name: States of West Virginia, Montana, and 25 Other States | ||
| Steven Chiajon Wu Counsel of Record | New York County District Attorney's Office 1 Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 WUS@DANY.NYC.GOV | 212-335-9326 |
| Party name: District Attorney for New York County and City of New York | ||