Cert. Granted
Viramontes v. Cook County
Consolidated with Grant v. Higgins (25-566)
Issue
Whether the Second and 14th Amendments guarantee the right to possess AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic rifles.
Related Coverage
Aug 27, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 29, 2025)Sep 19, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 29, 2025 to October 29, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Sep 22, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 29, 2025.
Sep 29, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc. filed.Oct 29, 2025Brief of respondents Cook County, Illinois, et al. in opposition filed.Nov 12, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
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Jun 30, 2026Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 25-566 is granted as to the question presented by the petition in No. 25-238. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
Jun 30, 2026Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 25-238. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 25-238. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”
Jul 14, 2026Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. VIDED.Jul 15, 2026Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 28, 2026. The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including October 21, 2026. VIDED.
Aug 27, 2026Brief amicus curiae of G. Antaeus B. Edelsohn filed. VIDED.Aug 28, 2026Brief of petitioners Cutberto Viramontes, et al. filed. VIDED.Aug 28, 2026Joint appendix filed. VIDED.Aug 31, 2026Brief amicus curiae of National Sheriffs’ Association, et al. filed. VIDED.Aug 31, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Hawaii Rifle Association filed. VIDED.Sep 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Professor Akhil Reed Amar in support of neither party filed (as to 25-238).Sep 2, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Second Amendment Law Center filed. VIDED.Sep 3, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners filed. VIDED.Sep 3, 2026Brief amici curiae of National Association For Gun Rights, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 3, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Knox Williams, Senior Fellow for Second Amendment Policy at the America First Policy Institute filed. VIDED.Sep 3, 2026Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Institute, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 3, 2026Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 3, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Illinois State Rifle Association filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Hawaii Firearms Coalition filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, December 2, 2026. VIDED.
Sep 4, 2026Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of National Rifle Association of America, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Amicus brief of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - September 10, 2026)Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of American Firearms Association, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Professor William English, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Dr. Angus McClellan, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., et. al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of National African American Gun Association, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amicus curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in support of neither party filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Eleven State-Based Firearms Advocacy Organizations filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Tennessee, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Ballistic Experts and Second Amendment Law Professors filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Palmetto State Armory, LLC, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of California Rifle & Pistol Association, Incorporated, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amicus curiae of National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Peace Officers Research Association of California, et al. filed (as to 25-238).Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of California Gun Rights Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Professor Gary Kleck, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Javier Herrera, M.D. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amicus curiae of NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Knife Rights, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, et al. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Commonwealth Second Amendment, Inc. filed. VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Amicus brief of Huang Tiange and Corey Biazzo not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - September 11, 2026)Sep 4, 2026Brief amicus curiae of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners filed. (Corrected) VIDED.Sep 4, 2026Brief amici curiae of Huang Tiange, et al. filed. (Corrected) VIDED.Sep 9, 2026Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED.Sep 18, 2026CIRCULATED
Sep 18, 2026Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Recommended Citation: Viramontes v. Cook County, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/viramontes-v-cook-county/