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Judgment Issued.
Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kagan, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1141_lkgn.pdf'>opinion</a> for a unanimous Court. Thomas, J., and Jackson, J., filed concurring opinions.
Argued. For petitioners: Noel J. Francisco, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Catherine E. Stetson, Washington, D. C.
Reply of petitioners Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of March For Our Lives Action Fund filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Gun Violence Prevention Groups filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Social Science, Medical, and Legal Scholars filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Fair and Just Prosecution filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Mexican Activists, Scholars, and Victims filed. (Distributed)
Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and available with the Clerk.
Record received from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Law Enforcement Officers filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, et al. filed. (Distributed)
CIRCULATED
Brief of respondent Estados Unidos Mexicanos filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of The Buckeye Institute, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of The Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc., et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of The National Association for Gun Rights, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed.
Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
Brief amicus curiae of The Second Amendment Foundation filed.
Brief amici curiae of The American Constitutional Rights Union, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce filed.
Brief amicus curiae of National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of National Rifle Association of America, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of U.S. House of Representatives filed.
Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of State of Montana, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Professors of Tort Law, Statutory Interpretation, and Firearms Regulation in support of neither party filed.
Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed.
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Brief amicus curiae of G. Antaeus B. Edelsohn in support on neither party filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
Brief of petitioners Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al. filed.
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
Motion to extend the time to file petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including November 26, 2024. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 10, 2025.
Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al.
Petition GRANTED.
Letter of respondent Estados Unidos Mexicanos received. (Distributed)
Letter of petitioner Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. received. (Distributed)
Reply of petitioners Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondent Estados Unidos Mexicanos in opposition filed.
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Manufacturers, et al. filed.
Brief amici curiae of National Rifle Association of America and Independence Institute filed.
Brief amici curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. and FPC Action Foundation filed.
Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute and Mountain States Legal Foundation's Center to Keep and Bear Arms filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners filed.
Brief amici curiae of National Association for Gun Rights and the National Foundation for Gun Rights filed.
Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, U.S. Representative Darrell Issa, and 25 Other Members of Congress filed.
Brief amicus curiae of The Second Amendment Foundation filed.
Brief amici curiae of The American Constitutional Rights Union, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. filed.
Brief amici curiae of Montana, et al. filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation filed.
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 3, 2024.
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 22, 2024 to July 3, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 22, 2024)
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al., Petitioner, represented by Noel John Francisco
Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Respondent, represented by Catherine Emily Stetson
American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael Blandford Buschbacher
Atlantic Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lawrence S. Ebner
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Professor Christopher Kutz, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert S. Peck
Fair and Just Prosecution, Amicus Curiae, represented by David Morris Gossett
Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by David H. Thompson
Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. and FPC Action Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by David H. Thompson
G. Antaeus B. Edelsohn, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joan Deborah Bolinsky Edelsohn
Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by William Jeffrey Olson
Gun Violence Prevention Groups, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jason Clifford Murray
Landmark Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew Conrad Forys
Law Enforcement Officers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Julie Goldsmith Reiser
March For Our Lives Action Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael John Dell
Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai‘i, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Amicus Curiae, represented by Anna E. Lumelsky
Mexican Activists, Scholars, and Victims, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert Stanton Jones
Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven W. Dulan
National Association for Gun Rights and the National Foundation for Gun Rights, Amicus Curiae, represented by David Alan Warrington
National Association of Manufacturers and American Tort Reform Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Philip S. Goldberg
National Rifle Association of America and Independence Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joseph Gary Samuel Greenlee
National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Erin E. Murphy
Product Liability Advisory Council and American Tort Reform Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Philip S. Goldberg
Professors of Tort Law, Statutory Interpretation, and Firearms Regulation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Timothy Michael Haggerty
Social Science, Medical, and Legal Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Amanda Shafer Berman
State of Montana, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christian Brian Corrigan
State of Montana, Amicus Curiae, represented by Peter Martin Torstensen Jr.
The American Constitutional Rights Union and LTC Allen West (Ret), Amicus Curiae, represented by John Joseph Park Jr.
The American Constitutional Union and LTC Allen West (Ret), Amicus Curiae, represented by John Joseph Park Jr.
The Buckeye Institute and Mountain States Legal Foundation's Center to Keep and Bear Arms, Amicus Curiae, represented by David Christian Tryon
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven Andrew Engel
The Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc.; Hill Country Class 3, LLC d/b/a Silencer Shop; NST Global, LLC d/b/a SB Tactical; and Palmetto State Armory, LLC, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stephen Joseph Obermeier
The National Association for Gun Rights and The National Foundation for Gun Rights, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gary Michael Lawkowski
The Second Amendment Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas Ryan McCarthy
U.S. House of Representatives, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew B. Berry
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Representatives Madeleine Dean and Jamie Raskin, and 40 Other Current and Former Members of Congress, Amicus Curiae, represented by Alexandra Clare Eynon
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, U.S. Representative Darrell Issa, and 25 Other Members of Congress, Amicus Curiae, represented by H. Christopher Bartolomucci
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, U.S. Representative Darrell Issa, and 37 Other Members of Congress, Amicus Curiae, represented by H. Christopher Bartolomucci
Washington Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Cory L. Andrews