Argued

No. 24-1234

United States v. Ali Danial Hemani

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

See other cases from the Fifth Circuit.

Docket Entries

Argued. For petitioner: Sarah M. Harris, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Erin E. Murphy, Alexandria, Va.

Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of William R. Weinstein filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of National Rifle Association of America, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Center for Human Liberty filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of National Association for Gun Rights filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Drug Policy Alliance filed. (Distributed)

Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. (Distributed)

Brief amicus curiae of Corey J. Biazzo filed. (Distributed)

Brief of respondent Ali Danial Hemani filed. (Distributed)

CIRCULATED

Record received electronically from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and available with the Clerk.

Brief amicus curiae of Professor Joel S. Johnson filed.

Motion to extend the time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 23, 2026.

Motion for an extension of time to file respondent's brief on the merits filed.

Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 2, 2026.

Brief amici curiae of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Global Action on Gun Violence filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Everytown For Gun Safety filed.

Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Law Scholars filed.

Brief amici curiae of Illinois, et al. filed.

Brief amici curiae of History and Law Professors filed.

Brief amici curiae of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, et al. filed.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.

Brief of petitioner United States filed.

Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner the United States.

Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 12, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 20, 2026.

Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.

Petition GRANTED.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.

Rescheduled.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.

Reply of petitioner United States filed.

Brief of respondent Ali Danial Hemani in opposition filed.

Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 21, 2025.

Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 7, 2025 to July 21, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 7, 2025)

Application (24A1012) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until June 2, 2025.

Application (24A1012) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 1, 2025 to June 2, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.

Parties

United States, Petitioner, represented by D. John Sauer

Ali Danial Hemani, Respondent, represented by Naz Pasha Ahmad

Ali Danial Hemani, Respondent, represented by Erin E. Murphy

Ali Danial Hemani, Respondent, represented by Zachary Lee Newland

Amici Curiae

Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc. and Gun Owners' Action League, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel L. Schmutter

Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kathleen Roberta Hartnett

Cato Institute and Reason Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew P. Cavedon

Center for Human Liberty, Amicus Curiae, represented by David H. Thompson

Corey J. Biazzo, Amicus Curiae, represented by Corey John Biazzo

Drug Policy Alliance, Amicus Curiae, represented by Zachary Jared Stern

Everytown For Gun Safety, Amicus Curiae, represented by Janet Rhiannon Carter

Firearms Policy Coalition, Amicus Curiae, represented by Bradley Alan Benbrook

Global Action on Gun Violence, Amicus Curiae, represented by Adam Baker Banks

Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, Heller Foundation, Tennessee Firearms Association, Tennessee Firearms Foundation, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Virginia Citizens Defense Foundation, America's Future, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert Jeffrey Olson

History and Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles Rothfeld

Illinois, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jane Elinor Notz

Liberty Justice Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Ryan Ashley Morrison

National Association for Gun Rights, Amicus Curiae, represented by Barry Kevin Arrington

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Adeel Mohammad Bashir

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), Amicus Curiae, represented by Joseph Aaron Bondy

National Rifle Association of America, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Joseph Gary Samuel Greenlee

New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by William Andrew Brewer III

Professor Joel S. Johnson, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joel Stephen Johnson

Second Amendment Foundation, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Incorporated, Second Amendment Law Center, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, Amicus Curiae, represented by Konstadinos T. Moros

Second Amendment Law Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregg Jeffrey Costa

Smart Approaches to Marjuana, Americans Against Legalizing Marijuana, Cannabis Industry Victims Educating Litigators, CADCA, Drug Watch International Inc., Drug Free America Foundation, Save Our Society from Drugs, National Families in Action, and 13 More, Amicus Curiae, represented by David Geoffrey Evans

William R. Weinstein, Amicus Curiae, represented by William Robert Weinstein

 
Last updated: April 18, 2026