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Indiana Supreme Court Upholds State's 'Red Flag' Gun Law
Kathryne Tillett v. State of Indiana, decided by Indiana Supreme Court on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kathryne Tillett, sued the State of Indiana, alleging that...
SCOTUS Strikes Down DC Ban on Carrying Handguns in Public
District of Columbia v. R.W., decided by Supreme Court of the United States on April 20, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Supreme Court reviewed whether the District of Columbia's ban on...
NY Red Flag Law's Due Process Protections Upheld
B. B. v. Hochul, decided by Second Circuit on February 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit reviewed a challenge to New York's "red flag" law, which allows temporary remova...
Seventh Circuit Upholds Illinois Assault Weapons Ban
Israel Ruiz v. J.B. Pritzker, decided by Seventh Circuit on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Illinois's ban o...
Ohio 'Red Flag' Law Upheld as Constitutional
State ex rel. Shepherd v. Gall, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that t...
Ninth Circuit Upholds California's Assault Weapons Ban
Rhode v. Bonta, decided by Ninth Circuit on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction, holding that the ...
Apparent Authority to Consent to Warrantless Search Upheld
United States Court of Appeals, decided by Second Circuit on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evi...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Florida's Assault Weapons Ban
Rosa Arevalo v. Bondi, decided by Fifth Circuit on November 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Florida's b...
Second Circuit Upholds New York's "Red Flag" Gun Law
Wassily v. Bondi; Velasquez Arreaga v. Bondi, decided by Second Circuit on August 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging New Y...
Sixth Circuit Upholds Ohio's "Red Flag" Gun Law
Erica Bojicic v. Richard Michael DeWine, decided by Sixth Circuit on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit challeng...
Officer Denied Qualified Immunity for Excessive Force
Diaz v. Kopp, decided by Second Circuit on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to a police officer accused...
NY Red Flag Law Upheld: Preliminary Injunction Denied
Hernandez v. McIntosh, decided by Second Circuit on July 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by pl...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas Law Banning Sexually Suggestive Performances by Minors
Assoc of Club Executives v. Paxton, decided by Fifth Circuit on July 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by th...
Supreme Court Upholds Alabama's 'Three-Strikes' Law
Riley v. Bondi, decided by Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the Eleventh Circuit's decision, holding that Ala...
SCOTUS: Florida's Stand Your Ground Law Doesn't Violate Due Process
Riley v. Bondi Revisions: 6/26/25, decided by Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the Eleventh Circuit's de...
NY Red Flag Law Upheld as Constitutional
Doe v. Hochul, decided by Second Circuit on June 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether New York's "red flag" law, which allows temporary removal of firearms from ind...
PA Supreme Court Upholds "Red Flag" Law Against Second Amendment Challenge
In the Matter of: Meagan Hart, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's decision, holdin...
SCOTUS Affirms "Red Flag" Law, Citing Historical Tradition and Due Process
Barnes v. Felix, decided by Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court considered whether a state's "red flag" law, which allows tempora...
Red Flag Law Affirmed: Second Amendment Does Not Prohibit Temporary Firearm Seizure
Barnes v. Felix, decided by Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court reviewed whether a state's "red flag" law, which allows temporary...