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Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland, et al. v. Susannah Warner Kipke, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-1799, 24-1827, 24-1834, 24-1836 · judgment January 20, 2026
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a state or local-government petitioner, a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and a Fourth Circuit decision below.
Question presented
Did the court of appeals err in concluding that Maryland’s private building consent rule, which prohibits individuals from carrying firearms into buildings on private property without first obtaining permission from the owner (or the owner’s agent), is unconstitutional? (i)
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ryan Robert Dietrich
Office of the Attorney General of Maryland
For respondent
David H. Thompson
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
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Proceedings
- Aug 13 2026Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
- Aug 10 2026Joint stipulation to dismiss the petition under Rule 46 filed by petitioners.
- May 20 2026Brief of respondents Susannah W. Kipke, et al. in opposition filed.
- Apr 20 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 22, 2026)