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General Topics => Legal and Activism => Topic started by: 4C5S on March 01, 2025, 06:13:09 AM

Title: SCOTUS to hear Hanson v. D.C.
Post by: 4C5S on March 01, 2025, 06:13:09 AM

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-936/348728/20250226130158817_Final%20Hanson%20Petition.pdf

Title: Re: SCOTUS to hear Hanson v. D.C.
Post by: Begle1 on March 01, 2025, 07:05:03 AM

What's the betting line on this one and when will we have a decision by?

Title: Re: SCOTUS to hear Hanson v. D.C.
Post by: 4C5S on March 01, 2025, 07:38:52 AM

Looks like DC et al has till 31 Mar 2025 to respond.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docket/docketfiles/html/public\24-936.html

Title: Re: SCOTUS to hear Hanson v. D.C.
Post by: 4C5S on March 09, 2025, 09:20:24 PM

https://youtu.be/CsM5uxGkang?feature=shared

Title: Re: SCOTUS to hear Hanson v. D.C.
Post by: zippz on March 09, 2025, 10:34:52 PM

Quote from: Begle1 on March 01, 2025, 07:05:03 AM

What's the betting line on this one and when will we have a decision by?

Always hard to say what SCOTUS will take up.  There's a lot of factors such as how many 2A cases did they accept this year, is it based on a final decision, are there any other issues or technicalities, are there contradicting rulings between circuit courts, what do the judges want to see, etc.  In the end, the judges will accept around 70 appeals out of the 2000-3000 requests they receive.

In this case, I don't think they'll take it as it is based on a preliminary injunction and I believe all other circuits have ruled for the ban.  The Snopes (AWB) has a better chance as it was based on a final decision. A 2A win on the AWB should lead to the appeals court overturning the magazine ban.  At least that's how it's supposed to work but we've seen what happened after Bruen.

If SCOTUS took it up, then the opinion would come out in Spring 2026.