Summary: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to Georgia's ban on the right to bear arms as to young adults.

Plaintiffs: Christopher Baughcum Jr., Zane Meyers, Sophie Long, and Firearms Policy Coalition

Defendants: Laurens County Probate Court Judge Genola Jackson, Houston County Probate Court Judge Janice D. Spires, and Lamar County Probate Court Judge Kathryn B. Martin

Litigation Counsel: John Monroe, David Thompson, Peter Patterson, and William Bergstrom

Docket: S.D. GA case no. 3:21-cv-00036, Eleventh Circuit case no. 22-13444 | CourtListener Docket

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Key Events & Filings:

Circuit Court

• 2024-2-9: Opinion
• 2024-2-7: 28(j) Letter
• 2024-1-30: 28(j) Letter
• 2023-11-21: 28(j) Letter
• 2023-11-16: Oral Arguments
• 2023-11-2: Public Communication
• 2023-7-28: Order Denying Petition for Initial En Banc
• 2023-3-24: Petition for Hearing En Banc
• 2023-2-17: Reply Brief of Plaintiffs-Appellants
• 2023-1-20: Brief of Defendant/Appellee Chris Wright
• 2022-12-21: Initial Brief by Appellees Jackson, Martin and Spires
• 2022-11-21: Brief of Plaintiffs-Appellants

District Court

• 2024-3-8: Order
• 2022-10-11: Plaintiffs' Notice of Appeal
• 2022-10-6: Opinion
• 2022-7-1: Plaintiffs’ Notice of Supplemental Authority
• 2022-5-31: Plaintiffs’ Notice of Supplemental Authority
• 2022-4-5: Order Granting Defendant Wright's Motion to Dismiss
• 2021-10-12: Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Summary Judgment
• 2021-9-28: Defendant Col. Chris Wright's Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment
• 2021-9-14: Probate Judge Defendants’ Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion For Summary Judgment
• 2021-8-31: Reply In Support of Motion to Dismiss Complaint of Defendant Col. Chris Wright
• 2021-8-24: Opposition to Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss and Plaintiffs’ Motion For Summary Judgment
• 2021-8-10: Probate Court Judges' Motion to Dismiss
• 2021-8-10: Chris Wright Motion to Stay Discovery
• 2021-8-10: Chris Wright Motion to Dismiss
• 2021-5-21: Complaint

Related News Releases:

• 2024-2-12: Appeals Court Allows FPC’s Lawsuit Against Georgia Young Adult Carry Ban to Continue to Merits
• 2022-11-28: FPC Files Opening Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Georgia’s Ban on Handgun Carry by Young Adults
• 2022-10-12: FPC Files Appeal in Lawsuit Challenging Georgia’s Ban on Handgun Carry by Young Adults
• 2021-5-21: FPC Files Second Amendment Lawsuit to Restore the Right to Carry Firearms in Georgia for Adults Under Age 21