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Jerry Williams v. Illinois
IFP petition · Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, No. 1-24-1501 · judgment February 17, 2026
Question presented
Does New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1, 38 n.9 (2022), require courts to apply Bruen’s mandated two-step historical analysis to determine the constitutionality of criminal penalties related to a state’s “shall issue” concealed carry licensing regime?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
James E. Chadd
Office of the State Appellate Defender
For respondent
Katherine Marie Doersch
Office of the Illinois 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, October 13, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 13 2026Petition DENIED.
- Sep 24 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
- Sep 21 2026Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed.
- Aug 18 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 19, 2026)