Rule 2026-08-20 Updated 56 days ago
Where it stands
The Department of Justice ("the Department") is implementing criteria to guide determinations for granting relief from disabilities imposed by federal laws with respect to the acquisition, receipt, transfer, shipment, transportation, or possession of firearms. The criteria are designed to ensure that the fundamental right of the people to keep and bear arms is not unduly infringed, that those peop
In legal terms
This case raises a Second Amendment question that courts are still working out after Bruen.
The result in this circuit can shape how lower courts rule on similar laws elsewhere.
What this means, in plain English
This case raises a Second Amendment question that courts are still working out after Bruen.
The result in this circuit can shape how lower courts rule on similar laws elsewhere.
The outcome could affect how courts apply the Second Amendment in this circuit.
Timeline
Key terms
- Bruen (2022)
- The Supreme Court case that struck down New York's rule requiring a special reason to get a permit to carry in public (2022, 6-3). It left "shall-issue" permit systems in place. It set the test courts use today: if the Second Amendment's text covers what you did, the government must show its law fits the country's historical tradition of firearm regulation.
Related
Novotny v. Moore
Fourth Circuit petition. Conference was Oct 9; no order confirmed yet.
Calce v. City of New York
Petition challenging New York City's ban on stun guns and other electronic arms (Second Circuit, Apr 13, 2026). The Court requested a response on Sep 8; it is due Nov 23. No conference is scheduled.
Colie v. Virginia
Virginia state-court petition. The question is reported as a due-process self-defense jury issue, not a challenge to a gun law. Pending; the response was due Oct 13.
Sources: court dockets, the Federal Register, DOJ releases and Congress.gov. Informational only, not legal advice. Items marked Unverified are awaiting review.