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Philip J. Marquis v. Massachusetts
IFP petition · Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, No. SJC-13562 · judgment March 11, 2025
Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026
Question presented
- Does Massachusetts’ firearms licensing regime, which grants a police colonel the power to deny any nonresident traveler a temporary firearms license based upon that officer’s judgment of “unsuitability,” violate nonresident travelers’ constitutional rights to keep and bear arms and to interstate travel?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kathryn Hayne Barnwell
Attorney at Law
For respondent
Timothy James Casey
Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
Proceedings
- Jan 12 2026Petition DENIED.
- Dec 15 2025Reply of petitioner Philip Marquis filed. (Distributed)
- Dec 11 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Nov 26 2025Brief of respondent Massachusetts in opposition filed.
- Sep 19 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 28, 2025.
- Sep 18 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 29, 2025 to November 28, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 08 2025Brief amicus curiae of Gun Owners' Action League, Inc. filed.
- Sep 04 2025Brief amici curiae of New Hampshire, et al. filed.
- Sep 04 2025Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
- Aug 29 2025Response Requested. (Due September 29, 2025)
- Aug 28 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Aug 27 2025Waiver of right of respondent Massachusetts to respond filed.
- Jul 31 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 4, 2025)
- Jun 02 2025Application (24A1180) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until August 8, 2025.
- May 28 2025Application (24A1180) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 9, 2025 to August 8, 2025, submitted to Justice Jackson.