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Collins v. Bondi

Pending petition

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-458 4th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: (1) Whether the government may deprive petitioner of his Second Amendment right to bear arms based on minor, nonviolent offenses committed as a young adult; and (2) whether a person may raise an as-applied challenge to a law that imposes an overly broad prohibition on the possession of a firearm.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/21/2025Application (25A91) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 13, 2025 to October 10, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.
07/23/2025Application (25A91) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until October 10, 2025.
10/10/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 14, 2025)
10/23/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 14, 2025 to December 15, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
10/24/2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 15, 2025.
11/14/2025Waiver of right of respondents Anthony G. Brown, Maryland Attorney General, Col. Roland L. Butler, Jr. to respond filed.
12/12/2025Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed.
12/23/2025Reply of petitioner William Collins, III filed. (Distributed)
12/30/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.