No. 25-1099
 
Title: Quashaun Melsun Reel, Petitioner
v.
North Carolina
Docketed: March 19, 2026
Lower Ct: Supreme Court of North Carolina
   Case Numbers: (34A25)
   Decision Date: December 12, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Mar 12 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 20, 2026)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 14 2026 Waiver of right of respondent North Carolina to respond filed.
Main Document
Apr 15 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2026.
Apr 20 2026 Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service Certificate of Word Count
Apr 20 2026 Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by National Association of Public Defense, et al. (Distributed)
Main Document Proof of Service
Apr 27 2026 Response Requested. (Due May 27, 2026)
May 13 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 27, 2026 to June 11, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document Proof of Service
May 14 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 11, 2026.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
John J. Korzen
Counsel of Record
Wake Forest U. School of Law Appellate Clinic
PO Box 7206
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
korzenjj@wfu.edu
Ph: 3367585832
Party name: Quashaun Reel


Attorneys for Respondent
Zachary Kenneth Dunn
Counsel of Record
North Carolina Department of Justice
Post Office Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
zdunn@ncdoj.gov
Ph: 9197166557
Party name: North Carolina


Sherri Horner Lawrence
North Carolina Department of Justice
Post Office 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
slawrence@ncdoj.gov
Ph: 9197166584
Party name: North Carolina


Other Attorneys
Shauna Faye Kieffer
Counsel of Record
Kieffer Law LLC
310 4th Ave. S
Ste 1050
Minneapolis, MN 55391
shauna@kieffercriminaldefense.com
Ph: (612) 4183398
Party name: National Association of Public Defense, et al.


William Jeffrey Olson
Counsel of Record
William J. Olson, P.C.
370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4
Vienna, VA 22180
WJO@MINDSPRING.COM
Ph: 7033565070
Party name: America's Future, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, Tennessee Firearms Association, Tennessee Firearms Foundation, DownsizeDC.org, Downsize DC Foundation, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund