No. 23-852
 
Title: Pamela Bondi, Attorney General, et al., Petitioners
v.
Jennifer VanDerStok, et al.
Docketed: February 7, 2024
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (23-10718)
   Decision Date: November 9, 2023
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Feb 07 2024 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 8, 2024)
Petition Appendix Proof of Service
Mar 07 2024 Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed.
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Mar 07 2024 Brief of respondents Jennifer VanDerStok, et al. in opposition filed.
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Mar 08 2024 Brief of respondents Defense Distributed, et al. filed.
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Mar 08 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Gun Violence Protection Groups filed.
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Mar 27 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
Mar 27 2024 Reply of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Apr 15 2024 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024.
Apr 22 2024 Petition GRANTED.
Apr 29 2024 Motion for an extension of time filed.
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Apr 29 2024 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including June 25, 2024. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 13, 2024.
Jun 25 2024 Brief of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. filed.
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Jun 25 2024 Joint appendix filed. (Statement of cost filed)
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Jul 01 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
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Jul 02 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Queens County District Attorney's Office filed.
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Jul 02 2024 Brief amici curiae of Frank Blackwell, et al. filed.
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Jul 02 2024 Brief amici curiae of Major Cities Chiefs Association, et al. filed.
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Jul 02 2024 Brief amici curiae of The Local Government Legal Center, The National Association Of Counties, The National League Of Cities, And The International Municipal Lawyers Association filed.
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Jul 02 2024 Brief amici curiae of American Medical Association, et al. filed.
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Jul 02 2024 Brief amici curiae of Professors and Scholars of Linguistics and Law filed.
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Jul 02 2024 Brief amici curiae of The District of Columbia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, et al. filed.
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Jul 02 2024 Brief amici curiae of 20 Major Cities, et al. filed.
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Jul 02 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Gun Owners for Safety filed.
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Jul 02 2024 Brief amici curiae of Gun Violence Prevention Groups filed.
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Jul 02 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Global Action on Gun Violence filed.
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Jul 02 2024 Brief amici curiae of District Attorney for New York County and City of New York filed.
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Jul 26 2024 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
Jul 26 2024 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Jul 30 2024 Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Aug 02 2024 Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and available with the Clerk.
Aug 08 2024 CIRCULATED
Aug 13 2024 Brief of respondents Jennifer VanDerStok, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 13 2024 Brief of respondents Defense Distributed; Polymer 80, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 20 2024 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 20 2024 Brief amici curiae of Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 20 2024 Brief amici curiae of Former Acting Chief of ATF Firearms Technology Branch Rick Vasquez and Center for Human Liberty filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 20 2024 Brief amici curiae of National Association for Gun Rights and the National Foundation for Gun Rights filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 20 2024 Brief amicus curiae of California Gun Rights Foundation filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 20 2024 Brief amici curiae of The Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition and Palmetto State Armory, LLC filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 20 2024 Brief amicus curiae of National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 20 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 20 2024 Brief amicus curiae of National Rifle Association of America filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 20 2024 Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Aug 20 2024 Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, Montana, and 25 Other States filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 12 2024 Reply of petitioners Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 26 2024 Letter and attachment from Solicitor General regarding the reply brief filed on September 12, 2024. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 01 2024 Letter of respondents Jennifer VanDerStok, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 08 2024 Argued. For petitioners: Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Peter A. Patterson, Washington, D. C.
Mar 26 2025 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Sotomayor, J., Kavanaugh, J., and Jackson, J., each filed concurring opinions. Thomas, J., and Alito, J., each filed dissenting opinions.
Apr 28 2025 Judgment Issued.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Sarah M. Harris
Counsel of Record
Acting Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Charles Randall Flores
Counsel of Record
Flores Law PLLC
917 Franklin Street
Suite 600
Houston, TX 77002

cf@chadflores.law
Ph: 713-364-6640
Party name: Defense Distributed; Polymer 80, Inc.; Second Amendment Foundation, Inc.


David H. Thompson
Counsel of Record
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

DTHOMPSON@COOPERKIRK.COM
Ph: 202-220-9600
Party name: Jennifer VanDerStok, Michael G. Andren, Tactical Machining, L.L.C., and Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc.


Peter A. Patterson
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
1523 New Hampshire Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036

ppatterson@cooperkirk.com
Ph: 202-220-9600
Party name: Jennifer VanDerStok, Michael G. Andren, Tactical Machining, L.L.C., and Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc.


Other Attorneys
Michael John Dell
Counsel of Record
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (US) LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

michael.dell@hsfkramer.com
Ph: 212-715-9129
Party name: American Medical Association, et al.


H. Christopher Bartolomucci
Counsel of Record
Schaerr | Jaffe LLP
1717 K Street NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

CBARTOLOMUCCI@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM
Ph: 202-787-1060
Party name: National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.


Bradley Alan Benbrook
Counsel of Record
Benbrook Law Group
701 University Avenue, Suite 106
Sacramento, CA 95825

brad@benbrooklawgroup.com
Ph: 9164474900
Party name: Former Acting Chief of ATF Firearms Technology Branch Rick Vasquez and Center for Human Liberty


John M. Castellano
Counsel of Record
Queens County District Attorney's Office
125-01 Queens Boulevard
Kew Gardens, NY 11415

jmcastellano@queensda.org
Ph: 718-286-5801
Party name: Queens County District Attorney's Office


Lee Ross Crain
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166

lcrain@gibsondunn.com
Ph: (212) 351-2454
Party name: Frank Blackwell and Bryan Muehlberger


Stephen Michael Duvernay
Counsel of Record
Benbrook Law Group
701 University Avenue, Suite 106
Sacramento, CA 95825

steve@benbrooklawgroup.com
Ph: 9164474900
Party name: California Gun Rights Foundation


John Allen Eidsmoe
Counsel of Record
Foundation for Moral Law
P.O. Box 148
Gallant, AL 35972

eidsmoeja@juno.com
Ph: 3342621245
Party name: Foundation for Moral Law


Mark Christopher Fleming
Counsel of Record
WilmerHale
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

MARK.FLEMING@WILMERHALE.COM
Ph: 6175266000
Party name: Professors and Scholars of Linguistics and Law


Brianne Jenna Gorod
Counsel of Record
Constitutional Accountability Center
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036

BRIANNE@THEUSCONSTITUTION.ORG
Ph: 202 296 6889
Party name: Constitutional Accountability Center


Joseph Gary Samuel Greenlee
Counsel of Record
NRA-ILA
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030

jgreenlee@nrahq.org
Ph: (703) 267-1161
Party name: National Rifle Association of America


John Issac Harris III
Counsel of Record
Schulman, LeRoy & Bennett PC
3310 West End Avenue, Ste 460
Nashville, TN 37203

JHARRIS@SLBLAWFIRM.COM
Ph: 6152446670
Party name: Gun Owners of America, Inc., Gun Owners Foundation, Tennessee Firearms Association, and Virginia Citizens Defense League in Support of Respondents


Kathleen Roberta Hartnett
Counsel of Record
Cooley LLP
3 Embarcadero Center
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

KHARTNETT@COOLEY.COM
Ph: (415) 693-2000
Party name: Gun Violence Prevention Groups


Timothy Channing Hester
Counsel of Record
Covington & Burling LLP
One CityCenter
850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-4956

thester@cov.com
Ph: (202) 662-6000
Party name: Global Action on Gun Violence


John J. Korzen
Counsel of Record
Wake Forest University School of Law
PO Box 7206
Winston-Salem, NC 27109

korzenjj@wfu.edu
Ph: 3367585832
Party name: The Local Government Legal Center, The National Association Of Counties, The National League Of Cities, And The International Municipal Lawyers Association


Mary B. McCord
Counsel of Record
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection
600 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001

mbm7@georgetown.edu
Ph: 202-661-6607
Party name: Major Cities Chiefs Association, Police Executive Research Forum, and Current and Former National Security Officials, Law Enforcement Officers, and Prosecutors


Erin E. Murphy
Counsel of Record
Clement & Murphy, PLLC
706 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

ERIN.MURPHY@CLEMENTMURPHY.COM
Ph: (202) 742-8900
Party name: National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers


Stephen Joseph Obermeier
Counsel of Record
Wiley Rein LLP
2050 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

SOBERMEIER@WILEY.LAW
Ph: 2027197000
Party name: The Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition and Palmetto State Armory, LLC


Dan Mark Peterson
Counsel of Record
Dan M. Peterson, PLLC
3925 Chain Bridge Road
Suite 403
Fairfax, VA 22030

DAN@DANPETERSONLAW.COM
Ph: 7033527276
Party name: Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms et al.


Robert Martin Radick
Counsel of Record
Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello, & Bohr
565 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10017

rradick@maglaw.com
Ph: (212) 880-9558
Party name: Gun Owners for Safety


Lee S. Richards III
Counsel of Record
Perkins Coie LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

leerichards@perkinscoie.com
Ph: 212-262-6900
Party name: 20 Major Cities, et al.


Caroline Sage Van Zile
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General for D.C.
Office of the Solicitor General
400 6th Street, NW, Suite 8100
Washington, DC 20001

caroline.vanzile@dc.gov
Ph: (202) 724-6609
Party name: The District of Columbia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, et al.


David Alan Warrington
Counsel of Record
Dhillon Law Group, Inc.
2121 Eisenhower Avenue
Suite 608
Alexandria, VA 22314

dwarrington@dhillonlaw.com
Ph: 7035741206
Party name: National Association for Gun Rights and the National Foundation for Gun Rights


Michael Ray Williams
Counsel of Record
Office of the West Virginia Attorney General
State Capitol Complex, Bldg. 1, Rm E-26
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E
Charleston, WV 25305

michael.r.williams@wvago.gov
Ph: 304-558-2021
Party name: States of West Virginia, Montana, and 25 Other States


Steven Chiajon Wu
Counsel of Record
New York County District Attorney's Office
1 Hogan Place
New York, NY 10013

WUS@DANY.NYC.GOV
Ph: 212-335-9326
Party name: District Attorney for New York County and City of New York