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Jonathan Corbett v. Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 22-3210 · judgment November 21, 2025


Certiorari denied · June 15, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether footnote 9 of NYSRPA v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022) , creates a presumption of constitutionality for a shall-issue licensing regime’s firearms training mandate that relieves the government of its burden to justify that requirement under Bruen’s historicaltradition test. -i-

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jonathan W Corbett
Corbett Rights, P.C.

For respondent
Elina Druker
New York City Law Department

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 15 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 26 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2026.
  3. May 21 2026
    Waiver of right of respondents Kathleen Hochul, Letitia James, Steven G. James to respond filed.
  4. May 07 2026
    Waiver of right of respondents Zorhan Mamdani, as Mayor of the City of New York, et al. to respond filed.
  5. Feb 19 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 5, 2026)