Second Amendment Court Cases
A tracker for active and recently decided Second Amendment litigation, grouped by court. Summary of public court records. Not legal advice.
Supreme Court
Caetano v. Massachusetts
Supreme Court of the United States
District of Columbia v. Heller
Supreme Court of the United States
Garland v. Cargill
Supreme Court of the United States
Grant v. Higgins
Supreme Court of the United States
McDonald v. City of Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen
Supreme Court of the United States
Rogers v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Hemani
Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Rahimi
Supreme Court of the United States
Viramontes v. Cook County, Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States
Wolford v. Lopez
Supreme Court of the United States
Bondi v. VanDerStok
Supreme Court of the United States
Federal Courts of Appeals
Andrew Teter v. Anne E. Lopez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Anthony Browne v. Kimberly Reynolds
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Antonyuk v. James
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Aposhian v. Barr
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Arie Friedman v. City of Highland Park
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs I v. Attorney General New Jersey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Beckwith v. Frey
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Benjamin Schoenthal v. Kwame Raoul
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Caleb Barnett v. Kwame Raoul
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Capen v. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Christian v. James
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
City of Chicago v. United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Defense Distributed v. Attorney General New Jersey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Draper v. Healey
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Edward Peruta v. County of San Diego
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Everytown v. ATF
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois v. Jay Robert Pritzker
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Firearms Plcy Coaltn v. Blanche
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture v. Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Fresno Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc. v. John K. Van De Kamp, Esq., in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Frey v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Garrett Kajmowicz v. Matthew Whitaker
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Gazzola v. Hochul
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
George Pitsilides v. William Barr
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
George Young, Jr. v. State of Hawaii
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
GeorgiaCarry.Org, Inc. v. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Giambalvo v. Suffolk Cnty.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Granata v. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Gregory Angelo v. DC
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Guedes v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Gun Owners of America, Inc. v. ATF
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Gun Owners of America, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
James Hamilton v. William Pallozzi
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jane Doe v. Rob Bonta
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jeff Silvester v. Kamala Harris
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jefferson Schrader v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Jeffrey Johnson, Sr. v. Bob Jacobson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
John Roe v. Steven Dettelbach
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
John Teixeira v. County of Alameda
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jorge Medina v. Matthew Whitaker
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Junior Sports Magazines Inc. v. Rob Bonta
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Kachalsky v. County of Westchester
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Katherine Novotny v. Wes Moore
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Kellogg v. Nichols
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Kevin Culp v. Kwame Raoul
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Kimberly Lafave v. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Knight v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Leonard Fyock v. City of Sunnyvale
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Libertarian Party of Erie County v. Cuomo
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Madison Lara v. Commissioner PA State Police
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Mark Baird v. Rob Bonta
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Maryland & District of Columbia Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc. v. Walter E. Washington
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. v. Wes Moore
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Matthew Jones v. Rob Bonta
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Matthew Wilson v. Cook County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
May v. Bonta
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Michael Moore v. Lisa Madigan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Miranda Wallingford v. Robert Bonta
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Morehouse Enterprises, LLC v. Bureau of ATF
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Morgan v. ATF
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
National Association for Gun Rights v. Polis
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
National Coalition to Ban Handguns v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
National Rifle Association Of America v. Magaw
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
National Rifle Association v. Brady
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
National Rifle Association v. Bureau of Alc
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
National Rifle Association v. Commissioner, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Nat'l Ass'n for Gun Rights v. Lamont; Grant v. Rovella
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Nat'l Rifle Ass'n of Am. v. Vullo
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n, Inc. v. Cuomo
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Nguyen v. Bonta
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
N.Y. State Firearms Ass'n v. James
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Ocean State Tactical, LLC v. State of Rhode Island
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Olympic Arms, a Washington Corporation v. Bradley A. Buckles, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Ortega v. Lujan Grisham
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Patrick Atkinson v. Todd W. Blanche
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Recchia v. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Reese v. Bureau of Alcohol
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Rhode v. Bonta
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Richmond Boro Gun Club, Inc. v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Robert Bevis v. City of Naperville
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Ronald Koons v. Attorney General New Jersey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Scott Hardin v. ATF
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Srour v. New York City
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Stephen Kolbe v. Lawrence Hogan, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Susannah Kipke v. Wes Moore
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Taker v. Blanche
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Tanner Hirschfeld v. ATF
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States v. Allam
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States v. Steven Duarte
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Virginia Duncan v. Rob Bonta
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
We the Patriots v. Grisham
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Worman v. Healey
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Zherka v. Bondi
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
State of California v. ATF
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
State High Courts
Allegheny County Sportsmen's League v. Rendell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Arnold v. City of Cleveland
Ohio Supreme Court
Arnold v. Kotek
Oregon Supreme Court
Barris, J. v. Stroud Twp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Benjamin v. Bailey
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bridgeville Rifle & Pistol Club, Ltd. v. Small
Supreme Court of Delaware
Brown v. Illinois State Police
Illinois Supreme Court
BURTON v. Sills
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Caulkins v. Pritzker
Illinois Supreme Court
Commonwealth v. Nathaniel Rodriguez
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
D'ALESSANDRO v. Pennsylvania State Police
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Doe v. Wilmington Housing Authority
Supreme Court of Delaware
Engage Armament v. Montgomery Cnty.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Evans v. Cook County State's Attorney
Illinois Supreme Court
Firearms Owners, Aplts v. Comm'r of PSP
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Flores v. Las Vegas-Clark Cnty. Library Dist.
Nevada Supreme Court
FOAC v. City of Hbg, Aplts.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Fooks v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Great Western Shows, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles
California Supreme Court
Guns Save Life, Inc. v. Ali
Illinois Supreme Court
Johnson v. Department of State Police
Illinois Supreme Court
Joshua Wade v. University of Michigan
Michigan Supreme Court
Kasler v. Lockyer
California Supreme Court
Lehman v. Pennsylvania State Police
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
MATTER OF KACHALSKY v. Cacace
New York Court of Appeals
McLellan v. Brown
Washington Supreme Court
Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis
Supreme Court of Colorado
Nordyke v. King
California Supreme Court
Osterweil v. Bartlett
New York Court of Appeals
Piasa Armory, LLC v. Raoul
Illinois Supreme Court
Ramirez v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Regents of the University of Colorado v. Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, LLC
Supreme Court of Colorado
Robertson v. City and County of Denver
Supreme Court of Colorado
Sisolak v. Polymer80, Inc.
Nevada Supreme Court
Soto v. Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC
Supreme Court of Connecticut
State v. Wilson.
Hawaii Supreme Court
Watson v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Williams v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Wilson v. County of Cook
Illinois Supreme Court
Federal District Courts
Silencer Shop Foundation v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
District Court, N.D. Texas
Defense Distributed v. Blanche
District Court, N.D. Texas
The Firing Pin, LLC v. James
District Court, W.D. New York