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Nunzio Calce, et al. v. City of New York, New York, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 25-861 · judgment April 13, 2026
(petition-stage, structural)
About 4.8× the 4.1% base rate. The model weights this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a Second Circuit decision below, and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Questions presented
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Whether a challenger to a ban on a type of arm must demonstrate that the arm is “in common use” to establish that the ban implicates the Second Amendment’s plain text.
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Whether the challenged New York State and New York City bans on electronic arms such as tasers and stun guns implicate the Second Amendment’s plain text.
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Whether the challenged New York State and New York City bans on electronic arms such as tasers and stun guns violate the right to keep and bear arms protected by the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
David H. Thompson
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
For respondent
Elina Druker
New York City Law Department
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Sep 28 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 23, 2026.
- Sep 25 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 8, 2026 to November 23, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 08 2026Response Requested. (Due October 8, 2026)
- Aug 19 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 10 2026Brief amici curiae of Byrna Technologies, Inc., et al. filed.
- Aug 07 2026Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, et al. filed.
- Aug 06 2026Waiver of right of respondent City of New York, New York to respond filed.
- Jul 07 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 10, 2026)