Case Watch

Current Second Amendment Case Statuses (via xAI Grok)

• New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022)
  • Status: Decided on June 23, 2022, by the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Key Details: Challenged New York’s restrictive concealed carry laws requiring “proper cause” for permits. The Court ruled 6-3 that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home, striking down the “proper cause” requirement.
  • Developments: Established a new standard for gun laws, requiring them to be consistent with historical traditions of firearm regulation. Has led to numerous challenges to other gun control laws nationwide.
• United States v. Rahimi (2023-2024)
  • Status: Decided on June 21, 2024, by the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Key Details: Involves a challenge to a federal law (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8)) prohibiting firearm possession by individuals under domestic violence restraining orders. Zackey Rahimi contested the law after a Fifth Circuit ruling deemed it unconstitutional under the Bruen standard.
  • Developments: The Supreme Court upheld the law in an 8-1 decision, ruling that temporarily disarming individuals posing a credible threat aligns with historical firearm regulation traditions. Clarifies Bruen’s application to modern gun laws.
• Bianchi v. Brown (2023-2024)
  • Status: Ongoing; under review in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Key Details: Challenges Maryland’s ban on “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines post-Bruen, arguing the restrictions violate Second Amendment rights.
  • Developments: District court upheld the ban in 2023, but plaintiffs appealed. Case is significant for testing Bruen’s historical tradition test on modern firearm bans.
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