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Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. v. Bryan David Range
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 21-2835 · judgment June 6, 2023
GVR'd · July 2, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 26% cert probability (95% interval 18%–37%)
Before the decision, about 6.4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a Third Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Whether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), the federal statute that prohibits a person from possessing a firearm if he has been convicted of “a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year,” ibid., complies with the Second Amendment. (I)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
For respondent
David H. Thompson
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
Proceedings
- Aug 05 2024Judgment Issued.
- Jul 02 2024Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of United States v. Rahimi, 602 U. S. ___ (2024).
- Jun 28 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
- Jun 26 2024Supplemental brief of respondent Bryan David Range filed.
- Jun 24 2024Supplemental brief for the Federal Parties filed. VIDED.
- Nov 01 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
- Nov 01 2023Reply of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 18 2023Brief of respondent Bryan David Range in opposition filed.
- Oct 05 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 9, 2023)
- Aug 25 2023Application (23A140) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 5, 2023.
- Aug 16 2023Application (23A140) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 4, 2023 to October 5, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.