No. 24-1234
 
Title: United States, Petitioner
v.
Ali Danial Hemani
Docketed: June 4, 2025
Linked with: 24A1012
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-40137)
   Decision Date: January 31, 2025
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Apr 18 2025 Application (24A1012) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 1, 2025 to June 2, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
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Apr 21 2025 Application (24A1012) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 2, 2025.
Jun 02 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 7, 2025)
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Jun 09 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 7, 2025 to July 21, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
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Jun 11 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 21, 2025.
Jul 21 2025 Brief of respondent Ali Danial Hemani in opposition filed.
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Aug 05 2025 Reply of petitioner United States filed.
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Aug 06 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
Aug 15 2025 Rescheduled.
Sep 24 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
Oct 14 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
Oct 20 2025 Petition GRANTED.
Oct 23 2025 Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Oct 31 2025 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 12, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 20, 2026.
Dec 01 2025 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner the United States.
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Dec 12 2025 Brief of petitioner United States filed.
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Dec 15 2025 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Dec 15 2025 Brief amici curiae of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, et al. filed.
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Dec 19 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Global Action on Gun Violence filed.
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Dec 19 2025 Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed.
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Dec 19 2025 Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Law Scholars filed.
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Dec 19 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Everytown For Gun Safety filed.
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Dec 19 2025 Brief amici curiae of History and Law Professors filed.
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Dec 19 2025 Brief amici curiae of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al. filed.
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Jan 02 2026 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 2, 2026.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
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


Attorneys for Respondent
Zachary Lee Newland
Counsel of Record
Newland Legal, PLLC
P.O. Box 3610
Evergreen, CO 80437

zach@newlandlegal.com
Ph: 303-948-1489
Party name: Ali Danial Hemani


Naz Pasha Ahmad
Main Street Legal Services, lnc.
CUNY School of Law 2 Court Square
Long lsland City, NY 11101

naz.ahmad@law.cuny.edu
Ph: 4404540421
Party name: Ali Danial Hemani


Ramzi Kassem
CLEAR Project
Main Street Legal Services, Inc.; City University of New York School of Law
2 Court Square
Long Island City, NY 11101

ramzi.kassem@law.cuny.edu
Ph: (718) 340-4558
Party name: Ali Danial Hemani


Other Attorneys
Adam Baker Banks
Counsel of Record
White & Case LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020

adam.banks@whitecase.com
Ph: (212) 819-8301
Party name: Global Action on Gun Violence


Janet Rhiannon Carter
Counsel of Record
Everytown Law
450 Lexington Avenue, P.O. Box 4184
New York, NY 10163

jcarter@everytown.org
Ph: 646-324-8174
Party name: Everytown For Gun Safety


Gregg Jeffrey Costa
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
811 Main Street, Suite 3000
Houston, TX 77002

GCosta@gibsondunn.com
Ph: 3467186600
Party name: Second Amendment Law Scholars


David Geoffrey Evans
Counsel of Record
203 Main St. Suite 250
Flemington, NJ 08822

thinkon908@aol.com
Ph: 908-963-0254
Party name: Smart Approaches to Marjuana, Americans Against Legalizing Marijuana, Cannabis Industry Victims Educating Litigators, CADCA, Drug Watch International Inc., Drug Free America Foundation, Save Our Society from Drugs, National Families in Action, and 13 More


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

KHARTNETT@COOLEY.COM
Ph: (415) 693-2000
Party name: Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence


Jane Elinor Notz
Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General, State of Illinois
115 South LaSalle Street
23rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60603

JANE.NOTZ@ILAG.GOV
Ph: 312-814-5376
Party name: Illinois, et al.


Charles Rothfeld
Counsel of Record
Mayer Brown LLP
1999 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006

crothfeld@mayerbrown.com
Ph: 202-263-3000
Party name: History and Law Professors