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Caleb Barnett, et al. v. Kwame Raoul, Attorney General of Illinois, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 23-1825 · judgment November 3, 2023

Certiorari denied · July 2, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 3%–11%)

Before the decision, about 1.5× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, 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

MARK L. SHAW C.D. MICHEL JENNIFER C. NEUBAUER ANNA M. BARVIR MICHAEL A. DANFORF SEAN BRADY SHAW LAW LTD. MICHEL & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 33 North County Street 180 East Ocean Boulevard Suite 200 Suite 200 Waukegan, IL 60085 Long Beach, CA 90802

  1. 216-4444 cmichel@michellawyers.com Counsel for FFL Petitioners LAWRENCE G. KEANE National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. 400 N. Capitol St., NW Washington, DC 20001

  2. 220-1340 Counsel for National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Erin E. Murphy
Clement & Murphy, PLLC

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

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 7 conferences

Amicus briefs
4 cert-stage

Related
Vide, 23-1010, 23-877, 23-878, 23-880, 23-944

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 30 2024
    Reply of petitioners Caleb Barnett, et al. filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  10. Apr 15 2024
    Brief of respondents Illinois, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  11. Apr 15 2024
    Brief of Cook County Respondents in opposition filed. VIDED.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  12. Mar 15 2024
    Brief amici curiae of Idaho, et al. filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  13. Mar 15 2024
    Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. VIDED.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  14. Mar 15 2024
    Brief amici curiae of American Firearms Association, et al. filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  15. Mar 13 2024
    Brief amicus curiae of Illinois Sheriffs’ Association filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  16. 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.
  17. Mar 05 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 15, 2024 to April 15, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  18. Feb 12 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 15, 2024)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service