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Jamond M. Rush v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 23-3256 · judgment March 10, 2025
Certiorari denied · December 15, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the Second Amendment secures the right to possess unregistered short-barreled rifles that are in common use for lawful purposes.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Talmage Edward Newton IV
Newton Barth, L.L.P.
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Dec 15 2025Petition DENIED.
- Nov 25 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
- Oct 23 2025Reply of petitioner Jamond Rush filed.
- Oct 09 2025Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
- Oct 06 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 9, 2025.
- Oct 02 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 2, 2025 to October 9, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 29 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 2, 2025.
- Aug 28 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 2, 2025 to October 2, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 28 2025Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Foundation, et al. filed.
- Jul 31 2025Response Requested. (Due September 2, 2025)
- Jun 17 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jun 13 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jun 06 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 10, 2025)