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Nelson C. Mitchell v. Massachusetts
IFP petition · Appeals Court of Massachusetts, No. 24-P-518 · judgment September 15, 2025
Question presented
Whether Massachusetts General Laws c. 140, § 131L(a), setting forth storage requirements for firearms, violate the Second Amendment as applied in this case because it unduly burdens the Second Amendment right of Petitioner Mitchell to maintain a firearm at the ready in his home for self-defense?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Andrew Levchuk
Andrew Levchuk, Counsellor at Law, LLC
For respondent
Andre Adem Janiszewski
Office of the Attorney General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, June 22, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 03 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- May 28 2026Waiver of right of respondent Massachusetts to respond filed.
- Mar 11 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 22, 2026)