Cert. Denied
Schoenthal v. Raoul
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on April 6, 2026.
Issue
Whether Illinois’ flat ban on ordinary citizens carrying firearms on public transportation violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.
Oct 31, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 4, 2025)Dec 1, 2025Waiver of right of respondents Kwame Raoul, Attorney General of Illinois; Robert Berlin, State's Attorney of DuPage County to respond filed.Dec 1, 2025Waiver of right of respondents Eileen O’Neill Burke, Cook County State’s Attorney to respond filed.Dec 4, 2025Brief amici curiae of Second Amendment Defense & Education Coalition, et al. filed.
Dec 10, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
Dec 17, 2025Response Requested. (Due January 16, 2026)
Jan 6, 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 16, 2026 to February 17, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.Jan 7, 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 17, 2026, for all respondents.
Jan 16, 2026Brief amici curiae of National Rifle Association of America, et al. filed.Feb 17, 2026Brief of respondent Eileen O’Neill Burke, Cook County State’s Attorney, in opposition filed.Feb 17, 2026Brief of respondents Kwame Raoul, Attorney General of Illinois, et al. in opposition filed.Mar 3, 2026Reply of petitioners Benjamin Schoenthal, et al. filed. (Distributed)Mar 4, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
Mar 19, 2026Rescheduled.
Mar 23, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
Mar 26, 2026Rescheduled.
Mar 30, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/2/2026.
Apr 6, 2026Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Schoenthal v. Raoul, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/schoenthal-v-raoul/