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Joshua A. Sottile v. City of Portland, Oregon
IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Oregon, No. A178514 · judgment December 11, 2024
Certiorari denied · January 20, 2026
Question presented
Whether a law that criminalizes carrying a loaded firearm in public, subject to exceptions raised only as affirmative defenses, violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Peter Graham Klym
Oregon Public Defense Commission
For respondent
Denis Marcel James Vannier
Portland Office of the City Attorney
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jan 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Dec 31 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
- Dec 24 2025Waiver of right of respondent Portland, OR to respond filed.
- Dec 17 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 22, 2026)