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No. 25-238October Term 2025Before Arguments

Docket 25-238October Term 2025 (2025–2026)

Cutberto Viramontes, et al., Petitioners v. Cook County, Illinois, et al.

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Case status

Current stage
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Latest event
Accepted by the Court
Decision timing
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Case AcceptedUpcoming
Arguments AheadUpcoming
Decision ReleasedUpcoming
What it's about

from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Question presented

Whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the right to possess AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic rifles.

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit / Accepted by the Court

Area

Supreme Court case awaiting argument

Timing

Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term

The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.

The Court does not announce decision dates in advance.Argument and decision days

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Sep 1, 2026
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