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Dane Harrel, et al. v. Kwame Raoul, Attorney General of Illinois, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 23-1826 · judgment November 3, 2023


Certiorari denied · July 2, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 11% cert probability (95% interval 6%–18%)

Before the decision, about 2.6× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and down for a state or local-government respondent.

Question presented

  1. Whether the Constitution allows the government to prohibit law-abiding, responsible citizens from protecting themselves, their families, and their homes with semiautomatic firearms that are in common use for lawful purposes.

  2. Whether the Constitution allows the government to prohibit law-abiding, responsible citizens from protecting themselves, their families, and their homes with ammunition magazines that are in common use for lawful purposes.

  3. Whether enforcement of Illinois’s semiautomatic firearm and ammunition magazine bans should be enjoined.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David H. Thompson
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC

For respondent
Jane Elinor Notz
Office of the Attorney General, State of Illinois

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 7 conferences

Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage

Related
Vide, 23-1010, 23-878, 23-879, 23-880, 23-944

Argument & decision

Decided July 2, 2024.

Proceedings

  1. Jul 02 2024
    Petition DENIED. Justice Alito would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari. Statement of Justice Thomas. (Detached Opinion)
  2. Jun 28 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
  3. Jun 17 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
  4. Jun 10 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024.
  5. Jun 03 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024.
  6. May 28 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2024.
  7. May 20 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2024.
  8. Apr 30 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
  9. Apr 26 2024
    Reply of petitioners Dane Harrel, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  10. Apr 15 2024
    Brief of respondents Illinois, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
  11. Apr 15 2024
    Brief of Cook County Respondents in opposition filed. VIDED.
  12. Mar 15 2024
    Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. VIDED.
  13. Mar 13 2024
    Brief amicus curiae of National Police Association filed.
  14. Mar 06 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 15, 2024, for all respondents.
  15. Mar 05 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 15, 2024 to April 15, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
  16. Feb 12 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 15, 2024)