Supreme Court Poised to Issue Rulings on Citizenship, Removal Power, and Trans SportsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court has four major sets of cases left to decide before late June, touching birthright citizenship, removal power, transgender sports, and gun rights.
ATF Final Rule Redefines Machine Gun After Supreme Court Bump Stock RulingMay 22, 2026Legal NewsATF's May 2026 final rule rewrites the federal machine gun definition following the Supreme Court's Cargill bump stock ruling, setting new enforcement lines.
New Civil Liberties Alliance Sues Illinois Over FOID Card RequirementMay 22, 2026Law and PolicyThe New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a federal lawsuit May 19, 2026, arguing Illinois's FOID Card Act unconstitutionally requires government permission to possess firearms at home.
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Colorado Preschool Religious Liberty and Texas Gun CasesMay 17, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court granted cert in a Colorado Catholic preschool exclusion case and a Texas gun possession case for its 2026-27 term, and summarily reversed a D.C. conviction ruling.
DOJ Sues Colorado Over 15-Round Magazine BanMay 12, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ filed suit against Colorado on May 6, 2026, challenging the state's 2013 ban on firearm magazines holding more than 15 rounds as unconstitutional.
DOJ Sues Denver to Strike Down 37-Year-Old Assault Weapons BanMay 12, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ sued Denver on May 5, 2026, to invalidate the city's 1989 assault weapons ban, marking one of the first actions by the new Second Amendment Section.
DOJ Files Second Colorado Lawsuit, Targeting State Magazine BanMay 8, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ sued Colorado on May 6, 2026, challenging the state's large-capacity magazine ban under the Second Amendment, one day after suing Denver over a related firearms law.
DOJ Sues Denver to Invalidate 37-Year-Old Assault Weapons BanMay 6, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ sued Denver on May 5, 2026, to overturn a 1989 assault weapons ban, marking one of the first actions by the department's new Second Amendment Section.