Viramontes v. Cook County (Docket 25–238) (consolidated with Grant v. Higgins) is a pending United States Supreme Court case related to the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
| Viramontes v. Cook County | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Full case name | Cutberto Viramontes, et al. v. Cook County, Illinois, et al. |
| Docket nos. | 25-238 25-566 |
| Questions presented | |
| Whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the right to possess AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic rifles. | |
Background
editVarious jurisdictions in the United States, including Cook County, Chicago, and Connecticut ban private possession and sales of AR-15 pattern rifles. In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court held the Second Amendment conferred an individual right to keep and bear arms. Since then, there has been significant debate in federal and state courts over whether semiautomatic rifles are protected by the Constitution. In the decisions below, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second and Seventh Circuits answered no.[1]
Supreme Court
editCertiorari was granted in the case on June 30, 2026.
References
edit- ↑ Howe, Amy (June 30, 2026). "Court grants several new cases, including on whether the Second Amendment protects possession of semiautomatic rifles". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
 | This article related to a case of the Supreme Court of the United States of the Roberts Court is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |