Arnold v. Kotek
Oregon Supreme Court · No. S069998 · 524 P.3d 955
⚖️Procedural — no merits ruling
Declined mandamus without reaching the merits, leaving the trial court's preliminary orders undisturbed.
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What the court held
After Oregon voters approved Measure 114, a trial court temporarily restrained the permit-to-purchase and background-check requirements and preliminarily enjoined the large-capacity magazine restrictions in a state constitutional challenge. The state asked the Oregon Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus vacating both orders. The court declined to exercise its mandamus discretion at that stage, denied the petition without prejudice, and dismissed the accompanying stay motion as moot, expressly stating that its ruling said nothing about the merits of the underlying challenge.
Summarized from the court's opinion.
What this case is about
Oregon Measure 114 permit-to-purchase and large-capacity magazine restrictions under the state constitution
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Key Dates
- 2023-02-09 — Decided
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-08
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