Amicus Briefs

FRIENDS OF THE COURT

GIFFORDS Law Center and our pro bono partners regularly draft and submit influential amicus curiae—or “friend of the court”—briefs in key gun safety cases across the country.

From state courts to the Supreme Court, we are standing up to the gun lobby and fighting to keep our communities safe from gun violence. Whether defending bans on ghost guns, advocating for domestic violence survivors, or addressing the dangers of police shootings, our briefs champion a wide range of solutions—all while demonstrating that the Second Amendment is fully compatible with gun safety laws, policies, and programs.

Explore the full library of GIFFORDS Law Center amicus briefs below, from today all the way back to 1997.

Filed	Case (Docket No.)	Circuit/State	Issue	Resources & Briefs

1/10/2025	Beckwith v. Frey (D. Me. 24-cv-00384-NT)	1st Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
2/27/2014	Peruta v. County of San Diego (9th Cir. 10-56971) (AG pet. intervention)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
10/3/2007	Ileto v. Glock (9th Cir. 06-56872, 07-15403, 07-15404)	9th Circuit	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
1/17/2023	Meyer v. Raoul (S.D. Ill. 21-cv-518-SMY)	7th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
4/1/2015	Harris v. Silvester (9th Cir. 14-16840)	9th Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
5/8/2000	Nordyke v. King (9th Cir. 99-17551) (revised PI appeal)	9th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
12/10/2014	Friedman v. Highland Park (7th Cir. 14-3091)	7th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
9/12/2023	Morehouse v. ATF (D.N.D. 23-cv-00129-ARS)	8th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
8/4/2022	Worth v. Harrington (D. Minn. 21-cv-01348-KMM-LIB)	8th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
4/19/2019	Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. v. Hogan (4th Cir. 18-2474)	4th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
12/17/2018	Gun Owners of Vermont v. Birmingham (Vt. Super. Ct. 315-8-18 Wmcv)	Vermont	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/31/2022	Mexico v. Smith & Wesson (D. Mass. 21-cv-11269-FDS)	1st Circuit	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
12/9/2023	Miller v. Bonta (9th Cir. 23-2979)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
12/14/2020	Call v. Jones (D.Md. 20-cv-03304-DKC)	4th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
3/13/2019	Guedes v. ATF (D.C. Cir. 19-5042)	DC Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
4/1/2019	Nicholson v. Lee (Ind. 18A-CT-1949)	Indiana	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/8/2009	Ass’n of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs v. City of Jersey City (N.J. 63385) (pet. certification)	New Jersey	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
8/12/2019	Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis (Colo. 2018SC0817)	Colorado	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
5/28/2024	Virginia Citizens Defense League v. Roanoke (Va. Cir. Ct. CL24-74)	Virginia	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
12/6/2022	Gonzalez v. Google (SCOTUS 21-1333)	Supreme Court	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
5/15/2024	State of Texas v. ATF (N.D. Tex. 24-cv-00089)	Texas	Other Issues	Read Brief
11/13/2017	Nat’l Shooting Sports Foundation v. State of California (Cal. S239397)	California	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
1/13/2023	Nat’l Shooting Sports Foundation v. James (2d Cir. 22-1374)	2nd Circuit	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
12/12/2014	Heller v. District of Columbia (D.C. Cir. 14-7071)	DC Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
11/30/2022	Hanson v. DC (D.D.C. 22-cv-2256)	DC Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
5/6/2024	Capen v. Campbell (1st Cir. 24-1061)	1st Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
5/5/2025	Beckwith v. Frey (1st Cir. 25-1160) (merits brief)	1st Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
7/2/2024	Garland v. VanDerStok (SCOTUS 23-852)	Supreme Court	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/24/2025	Christian v. James (2d Cir. 24-2847)	2nd Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
9/28/2009	Adames v. Beretta (SCOTUS 09-253)	Supreme Court	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
5/14/2021	Cargill v. Garland (5th Cir. 20-51016)	5th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
12/28/2021	Board of Comm’rs of Columbia County v. Gun Owners of America, Inc. (Or. Ct. App. 21CV12796)	Oregon	Other Issues	Read Brief
4/1/2019	Rupp v. Becerra (C.D. Cal. 17-cv-00746-JLS-JDE)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
7/24/2018	Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs et al. v. Birmingham (Vt. Super. Ct. 224-4-18 Wncv)	Vermont	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
4/7/2023	Nat’l Shooting Sports Foundation v. Platkin (3d Cir. 23-1214)	3rd Circuit	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
6/16/2008	United States v. Hayes (SCOTUS 07-608)	Supreme Court	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
5/21/2025	Nat’l Shootings Sports Foundation v. Brown (D. Md. 25-cv-01115-RDB)	4th Circuit	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
5/19/2025	United States v. Brown (5th Cir. 25-60102)	5th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
7/6/2018	Ass’n of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs v. Grewal (D.N.J. 18-cv-10507-PGS-LHG)	2nd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
6/22/2012	Woollard v. Gallagher (4th Cir. 12-1437)	4th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
6/28/2013	New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Cuomo (W.D.N.Y. 13-cv-00291-WMS) (PI Brief)	2nd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
8/23/2023	Delaware State Sportsmen’s Ass’n v. Delaware Dept. of Safety (3d Cir. 23-1633)	3rd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
11/18/2011	Wilson v. Cook County (Ill. 112026)	Illinois	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
1/26/2021	Jones v. Becerra (9th Cir. 20-56174)	9th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
5/1/2019	New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Beach (2d Cir. 19-00156)	2nd Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
11/30/2022	LA Times v. Housely (Cal. Ct. App. B322230)	California	Other Issues	Read Brief
11/23/2022	Cerisier v. NYC (2d Cir. 22-1756)	2nd Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
9/22/2021	New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen (SCOTUS 20-843)	Supreme Court	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
3/22/2011	Woollard v. Sheridan (D. Md. 10-cv-02068-JFM)	4th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
6/8/2023	Nat’l Shooting Sports Foundation v. Ferguson (E.D. Wash. 23-cv-00113-MKD)	9th Circuit	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
4/9/2025	Perkins Coie v. US Dep’t of Justice (D.D.C. 25-cv-00716)	DC Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
6/12/2020	Modern Sportsman, LLC v. United States (Fed. Cir. 20-1107)	Federal Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
2/7/2023	Nat’l Ass’n for Gun Rights v. Campbell (D. Mass. 22-cv-11431-FDS)	1st Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
8/7/2023	LA Times v. Housely (Cal. S281005)	California	Other Issues	Read Brief
12/22/2023	Garland v. Cargill (SCOTUS 22-976)	Supreme Court	Other Issues	Read Brief
5/26/2016	Florida Carry, Inc. v. City of Tallahassee (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1D15-5520)	Florida	Preemption of Local Laws	Read Brief
4/16/2018	Culp v. Madigan (7th Cir. 17-2998)	7th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
10/2/2023	Teter v. Lopez (9th Cir. 20-15948) (pet. en banc)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
4/28/2009	Nat’l Rifle Ass’n v. City of Chicago & Oak Park (7th Cir. 08-3645, 08-3696, 08-3697)	7th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
11/20/2017	Glass v. Paxton (5th Cir. 17-50641)	5th Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
5/8/2024	Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis (10th Cir. 23-1380)	10th Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
12/23/2014	Peruta v. County of San Diego (9th Cir. 10-56971) (pet. en banc)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
12/14/2023	Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis (10th Cir. 23-01251) (GOS Brief)	10th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
4/1/2009	White v. United States (11th Cir. 08-16010-DD)	11th Circuit	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
9/2/2013	New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Cuomo (W.D.N.Y. 13-cv-00291-WMS) (SJ Brief)	2nd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
4/11/2025	Jenner & Block v. Dep’t of Justice et al. (D.D.C. 25-cv-00916-JDB)	DC Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
2/11/2015	Wal-Mart v. Trinity Wall Street (3d Cir. 14-4764)	3rd Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
4/25/2025	Susman Godfrey v. Executive Office of the President et al. (D.D.C. 25-cv-01107)	DC Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
2/22/2023	VanDerStok v. Garland (N.D. Tex. 22-cv-00691-O) (SJ Brief) (GOS Brief)	5th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
10/28/2002	Klein v. Leis (Ohio 02-585) (merit brief)	Ohio	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
3/19/2024	United States v. Prince (7th Cir. 23-3155)	7th Circuit	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
5/19/2023	Reese v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (5th Cir. 23-30033)	5th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/17/2025	Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al. v. Mexico (SCOTUS 23-1141)	Supreme Court	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
6/14/2024	Arnold v. Kotek (Or. Ct. App. A183242)	Oregon	Other Issues	Read Brief
8/20/2015	Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Dep’t (6th Cir. 13-1876)	6th Circuit	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
10/19/2009	Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Depina (Mass. 10558)	Massachusetts	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
4/20/2023	United States v. Rahimi (SCOTUS 22-915) (pet. cert.)	Supreme Court	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
3/31/2017	Stimmel v. Sessions (6th Cir. 15-4196)	6th Circuit	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
12/2/2022	Fraser v. ATF (E.D. Va. 22-cv-00410)	4th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
11/6/2024	Willey v. Brown (Md. SCM-MISC-0005-2024)	Maryland	Other Issues	Read Brief
2/1/2019	Malpasso v. Pallozzi (4th Cir. 18-2377)	4th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
9/9/2022	Watson v. Wheeler (D.C. Super. Ct. 2022-EPO-00007)	DC Circuit	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
5/6/2023	Garland v. Cargill (SCOTUS 22-976) (pet. cert.)	Supreme Court	Other Issues	Read Brief
10/29/2018	Love v. State of Florida (Fla. SC18-747)	Florida	Sentencing & Bail	Read Brief
2/3/2017	Sessions v. Binderup (SCOTUS 16-847) (pet. cert.)	Supreme Court	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
11/22/2013	United States v. Castleman (SCOTUS 12-1371)	Supreme Court	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
3/31/2023	Division 80, LLC. v. Garland (S.D. Tx. 22-cv-00148) (GOS SJ Brief)	5th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
9/3/2024	United States v. Skrmetti (SCOTUS 23-477)	Supreme Court	Other Issues	Read Brief
10/8/2024	Nat’l Ass’n for Gun Rights v. Garland (5th Cir. 24-10707)	5th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/30/2001	City of Chicago v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. (Ill. App. Ct. 1-00-3541)	Illinois	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
7/8/2020	Firearm Owners Against Crime v. City of Harrisburg (Pa. 29 MAP 2020)	Pennsylvania	Preemption of Local Laws	Read Brief
10/31/2018	Ass’n of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs v. Grewal (3d Cir. 18-3170)	3rd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
12/9/2023	Kiloton Tactical v. ATF (N.D. Fla. 23-cv-23985)	11th Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
11/24/2021	City of Weston v. Governor of Florida (Fla. 1D19-2819)	Florida	Preemption of Local Laws	Read Brief
7/2/2024	Garland v. VanDerStok (SCOTUS 23-852) (GOS Brief)	Supreme Court	Other Issues	Read Brief
9/20/2018	Libertarian Party of Erie County v. Cuomo (2d Cir. 18-386)	2nd Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
7/27/2023	Koons v. Platkin (3d Cir. 23-1900)	3rd Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
3/20/2008	Fiscal v. City and County of San Francisco (Cal. S160968) (pet. cert.)	California	Preemption of Local Laws	Read Brief
5/9/2024	Grant v. Rovella (2d Cir. 23-1344)	2nd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
6/2/2020	Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund v. ATF (2d Cir. 19-3438)	2nd Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
11/5/2012	Birdt v. L.A. Sheriff’s Dep’t (9th Cir. 12-55115)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
9/4/2013	Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Hickenlooper (Colo. Ct. App. 2014-CA-002178)	Colorado	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
2/5/2016	Draper v. Healey (1st Cir. 15-1429)	1st Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
5/29/2007	Fiscal v. City and County of San Francisco (Cal. Ct. App. A115018)	California	Preemption of Local Laws	Read Brief
1/24/2023	Hardaway v. Nigrelli (2d Cir. 22-2933)	2nd Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
12/5/1997	Cal. Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. City of W. Hollywood (Cal. Ct. App. B108910)	California	Other Issues	Read Brief
3/9/2023	Wade v. University of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 330555)	Michigan	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
5/15/2024	State of Kansas v. Garland (E.D. Ark. 24-cv-00088-JM)	8th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
5/14/2025	Barnett v. Raoul (7th Cir. 24-3060)	7th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
9/3/2015	Wrenn v. District of Columbia (D.D.C. 15-7057)	DC Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
11/18/2004	City of Chicago v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. (Ill. 95253, 95243, 95256, 95280)	Illinois	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
12/8/2014	Peruta v. County of San Diego (9th Cir. 10-56971) (AG pet. rehearing)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
5/4/2001	Great Western Gun Shows, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles (Cal. S091547)	California	Other Issues	Read Brief
12/6/2005	Fiscal v. City and County of San Francisco (Cal. Ct. App. A111928)	California	Preemption of Local Laws	Read Brief
1/23/2013	McKay v. Hutchens (9th Cir. 12-57049)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
7/28/2023	JK v. JH (N.Y. Ct. App. 23-01059)	New York	Other Issues	Read Brief
12/6/2023	NetChoice v. Paxton (SCOTUS 22-277, 22-555)	Supreme Court	Other Issues	Read Brief
12/6/2024	Arends v. State of Washington (Wash. 103068-1)	Washington	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
6/23/2021	Easterday v. Village of Deerfield (Ill. 126849)	Illinois	Other Issues	Read Brief
7/17/2006	City of New York v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. (2d Cir. 05-6942-cv)	2nd Circuit	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
1/26/2016	Voisine v. United States (SCOTUS 14-10154)	Supreme Court	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
12/16/2024	Ortega v. Grisham (10th Cir. 24-2121)	10th Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
10/12/2023	Wolford v. Lopez (9th Cir. 23-16164)	9th Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
4/11/2025	Wilmer Hale v. Executive Office of the President et al. (D.D.C. 25-cv-00917-RJL)	DC Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
9/20/2017	Rodriguez v. State of Florida (Fl. Ct. App. 3D17-1633) (pet. prohibition)	Florida	Sentencing & Bail	Read Brief
2/6/2023	Granata v. Healey (1st Cir. 22-1478)	1st Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
12/12/2020	Syracuse v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (S.D.N.Y. 20-cv-06885-GHW)	2nd Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
12/19/2024	United States v. Morgan (10th Cir. 24-3141)	10th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
7/9/2012	Pizzo v. San Francisco (N.D. Cal. 09-cv-04493-CW)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
6/19/2020	Rhode v. Becerra (9th Cir. 20-55437)	9th Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
6/14/2019	Hirschfeld v. ATF (W.D. Va. 18-cv-00103) (SJ Brief)	4th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
8/16/2023	United States v. Missouri (8th Cir. 23-1457)	8th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
4/17/2019	Hirschfeld v. ATF (W.D. Va. 18-cv-00103) (MTD brief)	4th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
7/20/2015	Mance v. Lynch (5th Cir. 15-10311)	5th Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
3/1/2024	Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. v. Moore (4th Cir. 21-2017)	4th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
8/1/2016	Teixeira v. County of Alameda (9th Cir. 13-17132) (pet. en banc)	9th Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
9/18/2023	Gates v. Polis (D. Colo. 22-cv-01866-GPG-SKC)	8th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
2/25/2022	Nat’l Shooting Sports Foundation v. James (N.D.N.Y. 21-CV-01348-MAD-CFH)	2nd Circuit	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
11/27/2018	Flanagan v. Becerra (9th Cir. 18-55717)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
8/30/2024	NRA v. Comm’r, Florida Dep’t of Law Enforcement (Swearingen) (11th Cir. 21-12314) (en banc)	11th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
2/7/2023	Nat’l Ass’n for Gun Rights v. Lamont (D. Conn. 22-cv-01118)	2nd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
5/9/2001	Nordyke v. King (Cal. S091549)	California	Other Issues	Read Brief
11/4/2024	Lowy v. Daniel Defense LLC. (4th Cir. 24-1822)	4th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
4/21/2025	Willey v. Brown (D. Md. 23-cv-2299-BAH)	Maryland	Other Issues	Read Brief
10/30/2023	Hanson v. DC (D.C. Cir. 23-7061)	DC Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
9/24/2018	Young v. State of Hawaii (9th Cir. 12-17808) (pet. en banc)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
11/17/2004	Young v. Bryco (Ill. 93678, 93685, 93728)	Illinois	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
4/11/2025	Taker v. Garland (D. Me. 24‐ cv-00369‐ KFW)	1st Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
2/18/2025	Lara v. Comm’r Pennsylvania State Police (3d Cir. 21-1832) (pet. en banc) (post-SCOTUS remand)	3rd Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
3/4/2019	City of Weston v. Governor of Florida (Fla. Cir. Ct. 2018 CA 000699)	Florida	Preemption of Local Laws	Read Brief
10/20/2022	Miller v. Becerra (S.D. Cal. 19-cv-01537-BEN-JLB)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
10/2/2008	Nordyke v. King (9th Cir. 07-15763) (supplemental brief)	9th Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
8/6/2024	Worth v. Jacobson (8th Cir. 23-2248) (pet. en banc)	8th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
5/13/2024	Commonwealth v. Donnell (Mass. SJC-13561)	Massachusetts	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
6/2/2025	New York State Police v. Kingsley (N.Y. 4th Dep’t CA 25-00443)	New York	Other Issues	Read Brief
6/13/2017	Duncan v. Becerra (S.D. Cal. 17-CV-10017-BEN-JLB)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
8/17/2022	Antonyuk v. Bruen (N.D.N.Y. 22-cv-00734-GTS-CFH)	2nd Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
3/1/2021	Wade v. University of Michigan (Mich. 156150)	Michigan	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
10/14/2021	People of Illinois v. Brown (Ill. 2020 IL 127201)	Illinois	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
4/2/2021	Crawford v. Pennsylvania (Pa. Super. Ct. 562 MD 2020)	Pennsylvania	Preemption of Local Laws	Read Brief
6/27/2008	Adames v. Sheahan (Ill. 105789, 105851)	Illinois	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
5/15/2023	Oregon Firearms Federation v. Kotek (D. Or. 22-cv-01815-IM)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
4/21/2025	Yukutake v. Lopez (9th Cir. 21-16756) (pet. en banc)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
5/10/2023	Bevis v. City of Naperville (7th Cir. 23-1353)	7th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
2/22/2024	Lara v. Comm’r Pennsylvania State Police (3d Cir. 21-1832) (pet. en banc)	3rd Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
6/30/2010	City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio (Ohio 2009-2280)	Ohio	Other Issues	Read Brief
8/19/2011	Peruta v. County of San Diego (9th Cir. 10-56971)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
3/25/2014	Richards v. Prieto (9th Cir. 11-16255) (pet. en banc)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
4/29/2015	Colorado Outfitters Ass’n v. Hickenlooper (10th Cir. 14-1290, 14-1292)	10th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
6/2/2025	New York State Police v. Galliher (N.Y. 4th Dep’t CA 25-00442)	New York	Other Issues	Read Brief
3/14/2013	Jackson v. San Francisco (9th Cir. 12-17803)	9th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
10/22/2015	Bauer v. Harris (9th Cir. 15-15428)	9th Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
4/19/2012	Hightower v. City of Boston (1st Cir. 11-2281)	1st Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
10/19/2017	Duncan v. Becerra (9th Cir. 17-56081)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
8/13/2020	Drummond v. Robinson Township (3d Cir. 20-1722)	3rd Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
2/28/2024	Nat’l Ass’n for Gun Rights v. Lamont (2d Cir. 23-1162)	2nd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
8/29/2022	VanDerStok v. Garland (N.D. Tex. 22-cv-00691-O) (PI Brief) (GOS Brief)	5th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/28/2016	Watson v. Lynch (3d Cir. 15-2859)	3rd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
10/1/2018	Ohioans for Concealed Carry v. City of Columbus (Ohio Ct. App. 18-AP-00605)	Ohio	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/25/2006	Fiscal v. City and County of San Francisco (Cal. Super. Ct. CPF-05-505960)	California	Preemption of Local Laws	Read Brief
9/28/2018	Worman v. Healey (1st Cir. 18-1545)	1st Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
7/28/2023	RM v. CM (N.Y. 2023-05418)	New York	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/3/2020	Jones v. Becerra (S.D. Cal. 19-cv-01226-L-AHG)	9th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
10/15/2024	Mock v. Garland (5th Cir. 24-10743)	5th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
9/23/2022	Angelo v. District of Columbia (D.D.C. 22-cv-01878-RDM)	DC Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
1/7/2015	Kolbe v. O’Malley (4th Cir. 14-1945)	4th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
3/24/2009	Ass’n of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs v. City of Jersey City (N.J. 63385)	New Jersey	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
4/7/2020	Mitchell v. Atkins (W.D. Wash. 19-cv-05106-RBL)	9th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
6/18/2018	Malpasso v. Pallozzi (D. Md. 18-cv-01064)	4th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
9/3/2021	Hirschfeld v. ATF (4th Cir. 19-02250) (pet. en banc)	4th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
5/5/2017	Bridgeville Rifle & Pistol Club v. Small (Del. 15, 2017)	Delaware	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
11/13/2024	United States v. Allam (5th Cir. 24-40065)	5th Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
5/30/2012	People v. Aguilar (Ill. 112116)	Illinois	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
1/29/2024	Brown v. ATF (4th Cir. 23-2275)	4th Circuit	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
7/22/2019	Duncan v. Becerra (9th Cir. 19-55376)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
1/6/2010	McDonald v. City of Chicago (SCOTUS 08-1521)	Supreme Court	Other Issues	Read Brief
8/15/2022	Morehouse v. ATF (D.N.D. 22-cv-00166-PDW-ARS)	8th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
11/8/2021	Guedes v. ATF (D.C. Cir. 21-5045)	DC Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
2/21/2025	Estate of Richard Ward v. Pueblo County, Colorado (D. Colo. 23-cv-00473)	10th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
6/4/2025	Sanchez v. Bonta (9th Cir. 24-5566)	9th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/15/2008	Nordyke v. King (9th Cir. 07-15763) (amended disclosure statement)	9th Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
6/4/2020	Young v. State of Hawaii (9th Cir. 12-17808) (en banc)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
2/24/2017	Nichols v. Brown (9th Cir. 14-55873)	9th Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
10/5/2021	LA Times v. Housely (Cal. Ct. App. B310585)	California	Other Issues	Read Brief
11/16/2012	Mehl v. Blanas (9th Cir. 08-15773)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
10/20/2023	Nat’l Shooting Sports Foundation v. Raoul (S.D. Ill. 23-cv-02791-SMY)	7th Circuit	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
6/28/2023	Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island (1st Cir. 23-1072)	1st Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
3/1/2024	City of Chicago v. Westforth (Ill. App. Ct. 1-23-1908)	Illinois	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
3/5/2021	Mitchell v. Atkins (9th Cir. 20-35827)	9th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
1/12/2021	Lara v. Comm’r Pennsylvania State Police (W.D. Pa. 20-cv-01582)	3rd Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
3/21/2023	Mexico v. Smith & Wesson (1st Cir. 22-1823)	1st Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
6/13/2018	Gould v. O’Leary (1st Cir. 17-2202)	1st Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
11/28/2023	Duncan v. Bonta (9th Cir. 23-55805)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
6/23/2017	Wiese v. Becerra (E.D. Cal. 17-cv-00903)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
3/14/2022	United States v. Missouri (W.D. Mo. 22-cv-4022-BCW)	8th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
3/21/2024	Springer v. Grisham (10th Cir. 23-2192, 23-2194)	10th Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
9/24/2024	State of Texas v. ATF (5th Cir. 24-10612)	5th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
11/5/2012	Wollschlaeger v. Governor of State of Florida (11th Cir. 12-14009-FF)	11th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
7/29/2020	Settle v. Elhert (Case No. ___) (pet. review)	Virginia	Other Issues	Read Brief
12/28/2022	Nat’l Shooting Sports Foundation v. Platkin (D.N.J. 22-cv-06646-ZNQ-TJB)	3rd Circuit	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
2/12/2025	Granata v. Campbell (Healey) (D. Mass. 21-10960)	1st Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
6/29/2009	Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Runyan (Mass. 10480)	Massachusetts	Other Issues	Read Brief
5/24/2002	Klein v. Leis (Ohio 02-585)	Ohio	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
3/8/2024	We the Patriots v. Grisham (10th Cir. 23-2166, 23-2167, 23-2185)	10th Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
8/5/2014	New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Cuomo (2d Cir. 14-0036)	2nd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
5/16/2012	Shepard v. Madigan (7th Cir. 12-1788)	7th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
8/15/2014	Teixeira v. County of Alameda (9th Cir. 13-17132)	9th Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
5/23/2025	Nat’l Shooting Sports Foundation v. Platkin (D.N.J. 22-cv-06646-ZNQ-TJB) (on remand)	3rd Circuit	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
9/30/2022	Crawford v. Pennsylvania (Pa. 19 EAP 2022)	Pennsylvania	Preemption of Local Laws	Read Brief
1/15/2025	Ass’n of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc., et al. v. Platkin (Consolidated Cases) (3d Cir. 24-2415, 24-2450, 24-2506)	3rd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
9/8/2023	Sullivan v. Ferguson (W.D. Wash. 22-cv-05403-DGE)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
9/26/2023	Maryland Shall Issue v. Montgomery County (4th Cir. 23-1719)	4th Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
3/24/2009	City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio (Ohio Ct. App. CV-09-092663)	Ohio	Other Issues	Read Brief
6/3/2021	Reese v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (W.D. La. 20-cv-01438-RRS-CBW)	5th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
3/20/2017	Soto v. Bushmaster (Conn. 19832, 19833)	Connecticut	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
5/14/2019	New York Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. City of New York (SCOTUS 18-280)	Supreme Court	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
10/25/2021	NRA v. Comm’r, Florida Dep’t of Law Enforcement (Swearingen) (11th Cir. 21-12314)	11th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
7/19/2023	State of Vermont v. Misch (Vt. Super. Ct. 173-2-19 Bncr)	Vermont	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
9/13/2024	Nat’l Ass’n for Gun Rights v. Polis (10th Cir. 24-1209)	10th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/11/2008	District of Columbia v. Heller (SCOTUS 07-290)	Supreme Court	Other Issues	Read Brief
5/16/2012	Moore v. Madigan (7th Cir. 12-1269)	7th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
7/28/2023	Gallagher v. D.M. (N.Y. 2023-05873)	New York	Other Issues	Read Brief
10/14/2019	State of Vermont v. Misch (Vt. 2019-266)	Vermont	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
11/10/2023	Cheeseman v. Platkin (D.N.J. 22-cv-4360)	3rd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
2/19/2020	Hirschfeld v. ATF (4th Cir. 19-02250)	4th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
9/8/2020	Duncan v. Becerra (9th Cir. 19-55376) (pet. en banc)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
6/2/2020	Rupp v. Becerra (9th Cir. 19-56004)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
1/30/2023	Christian v. Nigrelli (2d Cir. 22-2987)	2nd Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
11/27/2024	State of Kansas v. Garland (10th Cir. 24-3101)	10th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/17/2023	Antonyuk v. Bruen (2d Cir. 22-02972)	2nd Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
7/27/2018	Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. v. Hogan (D. Md. 18-cv-01700-JKB)	4th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
9/28/2015	Peña v. Lindley (9th Cir. 15-15449)	9th Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
9/19/2019	State of Ohio v. Weber (Ohio 2019-0544)	Ohio	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/21/2025	Morehouse v. ATF (8th Cir. 24-03200)	8th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
5/31/2024	Rhode v. Bonta (9th Cir. 24-542)	9th Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
1/23/2020	NRA v. Comm’r, Florida Dep’t of Law Enforcement (Bondi) (N.D. Fla. 18-cv-00137)	11th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
7/17/2023	Maryland Shall Issue v. Anne Arundel County (4th Cir. 23-1351) (GOS Brief)	4th Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
8/18/2010	Nordyke v. King (9th Cir. 07-15763)	9th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/27/2023	Nat’l Shooting Sports Foundation v. Jennings (D. Del. 22-cv-01499)	3rd Circuit	Industry Accountability	Read Brief
12/27/1999	Great Western Gun Shows, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles (9th Cir. 99-56605)	9th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
11/20/2024	Barnes v. Felix (SCOTUS 23-1239)	Supreme Court	Other Issues	Read Brief
6/24/2014	Fyock v. Sunnyvale (9th Cir. 14-15408)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
1/2/2020	Governor of Florida v. City of Weston (Fl. Ct. App. 1D19-2819)	Florida	Preemption of Local Laws	Read Brief
8/24/2007	Ass’n of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs v. City of Jersey City (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. A-004443-06T2)	New Jersey	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
12/6/2023	Jones v. Ceinski (11th Cir. 23-12178)	11th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
12/28/2023	Fraser v. ATF (4th Cir. 23-2085)	4th Circuit	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
9/5/2024	Viramontes v. Cook County (7th Cir. 24-1437)	7th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
5/24/2024	Colon v. BATFE (11th Cir. 24-10897)	11th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
2/24/2023	Nat’l Ass’n for Gun Rights v. Lopez (D. Hi. 22-cv-00404-DKW-RT)	9th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
4/27/2016	Wollschlaeger v. Governor of State of Florida (11th Cir. 12-14009-FF) (en banc)	11th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/22/2025	Schoenthal v. Raoul (7th Cir. 24-2643, 24-2644)	7th Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
12/27/2024	Kipke v. Moore (4th Cir. 24-1799)	4th Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
9/29/2021	Lara v. Comm’r Pennsylvania State Police (3d Cir. 21-1832)	3rd Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
8/21/2014	Shew v. Malloy (2d Cir. 14-319)	2nd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
3/16/2022	Armstrong v. City of Philadelphia (Pa. 81 EAL 2022) (pet. for allowance of appeal)	Pennsylvania	Preemption of Local Laws	Read Brief
5/9/2025	Christian v. James (2d Cir. 25-384)(PI Ruling Appeal)	2nd Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
3/17/2025	Beckwith v. Frey (1st Cir. 25-1160)	1st Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
9/1/2021	Gun Owners of America v. Garland (6th Cir. 19-1298)	6th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
7/8/2022	Division 80, LLC. v. Garland (S.D. Tx. 22-cv-00148) (GOS PI brief)	5th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
7/18/2023	Worth v. Jacobson (8th Cir. 23-2248)	8th Circuit	Minimum Age Laws	Read Brief
4/26/2000	Nordyke v. King (9th Cir. 99-17551)	9th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
8/17/2023	VanDerStok v. Garland (5th Cir. 23-10718) (GOS Brief)	5th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
10/18/2013	Shew v. Malloy (D. Conn. 13-cv-739-AVC)	2nd Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief
8/21/2023	United States v. Rahimi (SCOTUS 22-915)	Supreme Court	Firearm Prohibitions	Read Brief
2/28/2024	Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs et al. v. Birmingham (D. Vt. 23-cv-00710)	2nd Circuit	Commercial Regulations	Read Brief
9/30/2011	Richards v. Prieto (9th Cir. 11-16255)	9th Circuit	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
12/23/2024	Lafave v. County of Fairfax, Virginia (4th Cir. 24-1886)	4th Circuit	Sensitive Places	Read Brief
4/26/2019	People of Illinois v. Brown (Ill. 2018 IL 124100)	Illinois	Licensing & Registration	Read Brief
3/8/2024	Garland v. VanDerStok (SCOTUS 23-852) (pet. cert.)	Supreme Court	Other Issues	Read Brief
5/1/2024	Watterson v. BATFE (5th Cir. 23-40556)	5th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/29/2024	Britto v. Garland (5th Cir. 23-11157)	5th Circuit	Other Issues	Read Brief
1/26/2023	Nat’l Ass’n for Gun Rights v. Highland Park (N.D. Ill. 22-cv-04774)	7th Circuit	Assault Weapons & Large Capacity Magazines	Read Brief

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