Summary: Federal lawsuit challenging Maryland "Assault Weapons" ban as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment
Plaintiffs: Dominic Bianchi; David Snope; Micah Schaefer; Field Traders LLC; Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC); Second Amendment Foundation; Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
Defendants: Brian E. Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland; Col. Woodrow W. Jones III, Sheriff of Baltimore County, Maryland; Jim Fredericks, Sheriff of Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Litigation Counsel: Nicole J. Moss, John D. Ohlendorf, Peter A. Patterson, and David H. Thompson of Cooper & Kirk; Raymond M. DiGuiseppe; FPC Director of Legal Strategy Adam Kraut.
Docket: D. MD case no. 1:20-cv-03495, Fourth Circuit case no. 21-1255, Supreme Court case no. 21-902 | CourtListener Docket
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Key Events & Filings:
Supreme Court
- 2022-4-29: Reply Brief for Petitioners
- 2022-4-15: Brief in Opposition
- 2022-1-26: Brief of Arizona, West Virginia, and Twenty-Three Other States as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
- 2021-12-16: Cert Petition
Court of Appeals
- 2021-9-17: Opinion
- 2021-6-2: Brief of Appellees
- 2021-4-19: Brief of Plaintiffs-Appellants
District Court
- 2021-3-5: Notice of Appeal
- 2021-3-4: Order Dismissing Complaint and Closing Case
- 2021-2-19: Response to Order to Show Cause
- 2021-2-16: Order to Show Cause
- 2021-1-29: Answer of Defendants
- 2020-12-1: Complaint
News Releases:
- 2021-12-16: FPC Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Maryland “Assault Weapons” Ban
- 2021-4-21: FPC Files Opening Brief in Challenge to Maryland “Assault Weapons” Ban
- 2021-3-4: FPC Challenge to Maryland’s “Assault Weapons” Ban Quickly Moves Up to Court of Appeals
- 2020-12-1: FPC Files Lawsuit Challenging Maryland “Assault Weapons” Ban as Unconstitutional
