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Harold Jean-Baptiste v. City of New York, New York, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 23-1064 · judgment December 14, 2023


Certiorari denied · May 13, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether New York State Section 400 restrictions on conceal carry handgun license violate the Second Amendment. Under the provision of New York State Section 400 New York City Police Department violated the Second Amendment by created new ad hoc require­ ments on the fly, requiring financial means to travel to the Island of Manhattan only, ignoring safety risk for self-protection and not providing viable option to obtain a conceal carry handgun license by mail for able citizens or citizens with disabilities that are unable to travel.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Harold Jean-Baptiste

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 13 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 17 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
  3. Apr 17 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Dept. of Justice to respond filed.
  4. Mar 22 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent City of New York, et al. to respond filed.
  5. Mar 11 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 17, 2024)