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Oakland Tactical Supply, LLC, et al. v. Howell Township, Michigan

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 23-1179 · judgment May 31, 2024


Certiorari denied · November 25, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 32% cert probability (95% interval 23%–43%)

Before the decision, about 7.8× 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 petition filed soon after the judgment below.

Question presented

Whether the Second Amendment presumptively protects against restrictions burdening the right to train with firearms commonly possessed for lawful purposes.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David H. Thompson
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC

For respondent
Christopher Scott Patterson
Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 25 2024
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Center for Human Liberty GRANTED.
  2. Nov 25 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Nov 06 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024.
  4. Nov 05 2024
    Reply of petitioners Oakland Tactical Supply, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  5. Oct 21 2024
    Brief of respondent Howell Township, Michigan in opposition filed.
  6. Oct 10 2024
    Response to motion for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae filed by respondent.
  7. Sep 30 2024
    Motion of Center for Human Liberty for leave to file amicus brief not accepted for filing. (October 10, 2024)
  8. Sep 19 2024
    Amicus brief of Center for Human Liberty not accepted for filing. (October 10, 2024)
  9. Sep 19 2024
    Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Center for Human Liberty. (Corrected October 11, 2024)
  10. Aug 27 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 21, 2024.
  11. Aug 26 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 19, 2024 to October 21, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
  12. Aug 16 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 19, 2024)