Second Amendment cases moving through the courts today will establish the parameters of the right to keep and bear arms for future generations. The Second Amendment Law Center is now at the front lines of those historic battles in states across the country. Below is a list of the lawsuits in which the 2ALC legal team has filed amicus briefs on behalf of various strategic partners who support 2ALC’s mission.
Case Name: Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Dean F. Donnell, Jr., Case Number: SJC-13561, Court: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Date Filed: 7/30/2024, Document Description: Amicus Brief of California Rifle & Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners of California, Gun Owners Foundation, Operation Blazing Sword-Pink Pistols, Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition, and Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois in Support of Defendant-Appellee and Affirmance
Case Name: Nguyen v. Bonta, Case Number: 24-2036, Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Date Filed: 6/4/2024, Document Description: Amicus Brief of California Rifle & Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center, and Operation Blazing Sword-Pink Pistols in Support of Appellees and Affirmance
Case Name: United States v. Kittson, Case Number: 23-4132, Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Date Filed: 5/17/2024, Document Description: Amicus Brief of California Rifle & Pistol Association, Incorporated, Second Amendment Law Center, Inc., and The Second Amendment Foundation in Support of Neither Party and Reversal or Remand
Case Name: Antonyuk v. James, Case Number: 23-910, Court: Supreme Court of the United States, Date Filed: 3/25/2024, Document Description: Amicus Brief of Second Amendment Law Center, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., Gun Owners of California, Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois, Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition, and Operation Blazing Sword-Pink Pistols in Support of Petitioners
Case Name: Garland v. Cargill, Case Number: 23-976, Court: Supreme Court of the United States, Date Filed: 1/26/2024, Document Description: Amicus Brief of Second Amendment Law Center, Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition, Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., and Guns Save Life in Support of Respondent and Affirmance
Case Name: Wolford v. Lopez, Case Number: 23-16164, Court: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Date Filed: 11/9/2023,Document Description: Amicus Brief of Gun Owners of America, Inc., Second Amendment Law Center, Hawaii Rifle Association, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., Gun Owners of California, and Gun Owners Foundation in Support of Appellees
Case Name: Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. v. Montgomery County, Maryland, Case Number: 23-1719, Court: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Date Filed: 8/23/2023, Document Description: Amicus Brief of Second Amendment Law Center, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., Citizens' Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition, Guns Save Life, Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners of California, and Gun Owners Foundation in Support of Appellants and Reversal
Case Name: Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, Inc. v. Delaware Department of Homeland Security, Case Number: 23-1641, Court: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Date Filed: 7/10/2023, Document Description: Amicus Brief of Gun Owners of America, Inc., Second Amendment Law Center, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., Gun Owners of California, Second Amendment Defense & Education Coalition, Guns Save Life, Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois, & Gun Owners Foundation
Case Name: Barnett v. Raoul, Case Number: 23-209, Court: U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Date Filed: 4/5/2023, Document Description: Amicus Brief of Second Amendment Law Center
Case Name: Junior Sports Magazines, Inc. v. Rob Bonta, Case Number: 22-56090, Court: U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Date Filed: 12/27/2022, Document Description: Amicus Brief of the Second Amendment Law Center, Jews for the Preservation of Firearm Ownership, and Citizens' Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants
Case Name: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, Case Number: 20-843, Court: Supreme Court of the United States, Date Filed: 7/20/2021, Document Description: Amicus Brief of California Rifle & Pistol Association, Incorporated and Second Amendment Law Center, Inc. in Support of Petitioners
Case Name: Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs v. Grewal, Case Number: 20-1507, Court: Supreme Court of the United States, Date Filed: 5/08/2021, Document Description: Amicus Brief of California Rifle & Pistol Association, Incorporated, Gun Owners of California, and Second Amendment Law Center in Support of Petitioners
Case Name: Caniglia v. Strom, Case Number: 20-157, Court: Supreme Court of the United States, Date Filed: 1/14/2021, Document Description: Amicus Brief of Second Amendment Law Center, Inc., California Rifle & Pistol Association, and Gun Owners of California in Support of Petitioner