Current 2A Cases

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I don't like the smell of this. Why a DV case? It seems highly unlikely that, of all 2A cases in front of the court, the court would decide in favor of a DV convict having firearms.
 
In the case, Heller v D.C., AKA Heller II,, we've had some developements, since I last updated on Sept. 19, 2012:

  • 02-21-2013 - Motion to Amend/Correct Complaint (4th Amended Complaint)
  • 03-11-2013 - Memorandum in Opposition to Amend/Correct Complaint.
  • 03-17-2013 - Reply to Opposition.
  • 03-20-2013 - Order granting in part and denying in part for leave to file 4th Amended Complaint.
  • 03-28-2013 - Consent Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff Mark Snyder (moved out of D.C.).
  • 05-10-2013 - Motions to strike Expert Testimony for Mark D. Jones; Kathy L. Lanier; and Joseph J. Vince Jr. (docs 60, 61 and 62).
  • 05-23-2013 - Memorandum in Opposition to strike.
  • 06-27-2013 - Richard Gardiner withdrew as Attorney for Plaintiffs.
  • 07-08-2013 - Order Denying Motions to Strike (doc 68).
  • 11-05-2013 - MSJ filed for Defendants (doc 73 - see also exhibits A through M).
  • 12-10-2013 - MSJ filed for Plaintiffs (doc 75 - see also exhibits 1 thru 23).
  • 12-11-2013 - Plaintiffs filed brief in Opposition to defendants MSJ.
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As stated in the Motion (doc 66) Richard Gardiner is now a Judge:

COMES NOW Richard E. Gardiner, counsel for Plaintiffs, and moves the court for leave to withdraw as counsel as he has been elected a judge of the Nineteenth Judicial District of Virginia and will be sworn in on June 28, 2013.
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I expect that he has withdrawn from all of his cases, not just those he worked on for the NRA.

If you are a glutton for punishment, you might want to read DC's MSJ and the related exhibits. That will give you a thorough background in the plaintiffs MSJ. What is striking however, is the plaintiffs Opposition brief (and its exhibits). They literally shred the defendants reasons and experts to pieces.

Whether or not the Judge buys all of this, it is nonetheless highly entertaining.
 
Yes, it should be at the Internet Archive. I noted what doc number it was.

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Ah heck! I didn't note which doc it was... Doc #77.
 
Boulderlaw, thanks for the help in watching these cases!

I'll get to the update as soon as I can, but I'm leaving for work at the moment.
 
Case #88, Shew v. Malloy, has been added to the list.

This case was brought by the NRA and challenged the anti-gun laws that were passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, by the State on Connecticut.

This case was decided yesterday, at district court, in favor of the State. 2A 2-step, once again.
 
And that one of the few factors that helped me decide to move south to the lovely state of Florida leaving the North East behind never looking back.
 
OK. We knew that the two CA5 cases by the NRA were being submitted for Conference on Feb. 21.

NRA v. BATF Case, Supreme Court docket #13-137
NRA v. McCraw, Supreme Court docket #13-390

Now we have confirmation that a SAF case is also going to be submitted that same day:

Lane v. Holder, Supreme Court docket #12-1401

There are several things that could happen here. We won't know until Monday, Feb. 24.


Meanwhile, Lyle Deniston (SCOTUSblog) has written an article over at Yahoo News: Constitution Check: What does it mean that there is a right to “bear” guns? - Yahoo News
 
There is some more movement in #4, Dearth v. Holder.

Since Recap quit working on this version of Firefox, I will have to do the update here and start a new thread for the case.
 
A case that I meant to include in my list is Kolbe v. O'Malley. A MD case that attempts to attack some of the worse things that SB281 did last year to MD gun owners.

One thing after another happened and I completely forgot to add that case to the list. That is now rectified. It is now Case #89 on the list.
 
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