No. 24-1046
 
Title: Jason Wolford, et al., Petitioners
v.
Anne E. Lopez, Attorney General of Hawaii
Docketed: April 3, 2025
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (23-16164)
   Decision Date: September 6, 2024
   Rehearing Denied: January 15, 2025
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Apr 01 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 5, 2025)
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Apr 08 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 5, 2025 to June 4, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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Apr 10 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 4, 2025.
May 01 2025 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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May 01 2025 Brief amicus curiae of The National Association For Gun Rights filed.
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May 02 2025 Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Law Center, et al. filed.
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May 05 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
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May 05 2025 Brief amici curiae of Montana, et al. filed.
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May 05 2025 Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
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May 05 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc. filed.
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Jun 04 2025 Brief of respondent Anne E. Lopez in opposition filed.
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Jun 16 2025 Reply of petitioners Jason Wolford, et al. filed.
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Jun 25 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
Sep 15 2025 Supplemental brief of petitioners Jason Wolford, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 22 2025 Supplemental brief of respondent Anne Lopez filed. (Distributed)
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Oct 03 2025 Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.
Nov 12 2025 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
Nov 17 2025 Brief of petitioners Jason Wolford, et al. filed.
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Nov 17 2025 Joint appendix filed.
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Nov 18 2025 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Nov 20 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
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Nov 21 2025 Brief amicus curiae of National African American Gun Association, Inc. filed.
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Nov 21 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Patrick J. Charles in support of neither party filed.
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Nov 21 2025 Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Foundation, et al. filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amici curiae of Peace Officers Research Association of California, et al. filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Professor J. Joel Alicea filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amicus curiae of U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amici curiae of Montana, et al. filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amicus curiae of National Association for Gun Rights filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amici curiae of National Rifle Association of America, et al. filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amicus curiae of National Shooting Sports Foundation filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, et al. filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amici curiae of California Gun Rights Foundation, et al. filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amici curiae of Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc., et al. filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Brief amici curiae of Clayton Cramer, et al. filed.
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Nov 24 2025 Amicus brief of United States submitted.
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Nov 25 2025 Motion of United States for leave to participate in oral argument and for divided argument submitted.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Alan Alexander Beck
Counsel of Record
Law Offices of Alan Beck
2692 Harcourt Drive
San Diego, CA 92123

ALAN.ALEXANDER.BECK@GMAIL.COM
Ph: 6199059105
Party name: Jason Wolford, et al.


Mark William Pennak
Maryland Shall Issue, Inc.
9613 Harford Rd., Ste. C #1015
Baltimore, MD, MD 21234

m.pennak@me.com
Ph: 301 873 3671
Party name: Jason Wolford, Alison Wolford, Atom Kasprzycki and the Hawaii Firearms Coalition


Attorneys for Respondent
Neal Kumar Katyal
Counsel of Record
Milbank LLP
1101 New York Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20006

nkatyal@milbank.com
Ph: 202-835-7500
Party name: Anne Lopez


Other Attorneys
D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Barry Kevin Arrington
Counsel of Record
Arrington Law Firm
4195 Wadsworth Boulevard
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

BARRY@ARRINGTONPC.COM
Ph: 3032057870
Party name: The National Association For Gun Rights


Barry Kevin Arrington
Counsel of Record
Arrington Law Firm
4195 Wadsworth Boulevard
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

BARRY@ARRINGTONPC.COM
Ph: 3032057870
Party name: National Association for Gun Rights


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

brad@benbrooklawgroup.com
Ph: 9164474900
Party name: California Gun Rights Foundation and Center for Human Liberty


Christian Brian Corrigan
Counsel of Record
Montana Department of Justice
215 N Sanders
Helena, MT 59601

Christian.CORRIGAN@MT.GOV
Ph: 4064442026
Party name: States of Montana, Idaho, 23 Other States, and the Arizona Legislature


John C. Eastman
Counsel of Record
Constitutional Counsel Group
444 W Ocean Blvd, Ste 1403
Long Beach, CA 90802

jeastman@ccg1776.com
Ph: (562) 435-9062
Party name: The Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence


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


Patrick James Fuster
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071

pfuster@gibsondunn.com
Ph: 213.229.7000
Party name: Patrick J. Charles


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 and Independence Institute


Stephen Porter Halbrook
Counsel of Record
Stephen P. Halbrook, PH.D.Attorney at Law
3925 Chain Bridge Road
Suite 403
Fairfax, VA 22030

protell@aol.com
Ph: 703-352-7276
Party name: National African American Gun Association, Inc.


Michael Thomas Jean
Counsel of Record
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation
801 Kingsmill Parkway
Columbus, OH 43229

mjean@sportsmensalliance.org
Ph: 2485089765
Party name: The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation


David Emilio Mastagni
Counsel of Record
Mastagni Holstedt, APC
1912 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95811

davidm@mastagni.com
Ph: (916) 446-4692
Party name: Peace Officers Research Association of California, California Association of Highway Patrolmen, and the Crime Prevention Research Center


C. D. Michel
Counsel of Record
Michel & Associates, P.C.
180 East Ocean Blvd.
Suite 200
Long Beach, CA 90802

CMICHEL@MICHELLAWYERS.COM
Ph: (562) 216-4444
Party name: Clayton Cramer, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center


C. D. Michel
Counsel of Record
Michel & Associates, P.C.
180 East Ocean Blvd.
Suite 200
Long Beach, CA 90802

CMICHEL@MICHELLAWYERS.COM
Ph: (562) 216-4453
Party name: Second Amendment Law Center, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Incorporated, Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, Inc., Hawaii Rifle Association, Gun Owners of California, Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition, Ltd., Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois, Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, Operation Blazing Sword–Pink Pistols


Konstadinos T. Moros
Counsel of Record
The Second Amendment Foundation
12500 NE 10th Pl.
Bellevue, WA 98005

kmoros@saf.org
Ph: 4254547012
Party name: Second Amendment Foundation, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Connecticut Citizens Defense League, and Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus


Ryan Ashley Morrison
Counsel of Record
Liberty Justice Center
7500 Rialto Blvd.
Suite 1-250
Austin, TX 78735

rmorrison@libertyjusticecenter.org
Ph: 512-481-4400
Party name: Liberty Justice Center


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 Shooting Sports Foundation


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

johlendorf@cooperkirk.com
Ph: (202) 220-9600
Party name: J. JOEL ALICEA


Robert Jeffrey Olson
Counsel of Record
William J. Olson P.C.
370 Maple Avenue West, Suite 4
Vienna, VA 22180-5615

wjo@mindspring.com
Ph: 703-356-5070
Party name: Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners, Tennessee Firearms Association, Tennessee Firearms Foundation, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Virginia Citizens Defense Foundation, Arizona Citizens Defense League, Arizona Libertarian Party, America's Future, Citizens United, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund


Daniel L. Schmutter
Counsel of Record
Hartman & Winnicki, P.C.
74 Passaic Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450

dschmutter@hartmanwinnicki.com
Ph: 201-967-8040
Party name: Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc., New Jersey Firearms Owners Syndicate, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., Gun Owners' Action League, Inc.


Daniel L. Schmutter
Counsel of Record
Hartman & Winnicki, P.C.
74 Passaic Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450

dschmutter@hartmanwinnicki.com
Ph: 201-967-8040
Party name: Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, 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: Firearms Policy Coalition


Peter Martin Torstensen Jr.
Montana Attorney General's Office
215 North Sanders Street
Helena, MT 59601

PETER.TORSTENSEN@MT.GOV
Ph: 406-444-2026
Party name: States of Montana, Idaho, 23 Other States, and the Arizona Legislature


David Christian Tryon
Counsel of Record
The Buckeye Institute
88 East Broad Street, Suite 1300
Columbus, OH 43215

d.tryon@buckeyeinstitute.org
Ph: (614) 224-4422
Party name: The Buckeye Institute