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; and 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, and 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
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:
Court of Appeals
- 2022-10-3: CASE TENTATIVELY CALENDARED for oral argument during the December 6-9, 2022 argument session.
- 2022-8-22: Supplemental Opening Brief
- 2022-8-1: Supplemental Briefing Order
- 2022-8-1: Order
- 2022-8-1: Case reopened. Supreme Court Remand.
Supreme Court
- 2022-8-1: Judgment
- 2022-6-30: The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for further consideration in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U. S. ___ (2022).
- 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:
- 2022-8-23: FPC Files Supplemental Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Maryland “Assault Weapon” Ban
- 2022-6-30: Supreme Court Vacates Decision Upholding Maryland “Assault Weapon” Ban, Sends FPC Lawsuit Back to Circuit Court
- 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
