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Supreme Court Grants Cert in Garland v. VanDerStok, Everytown for Gun Safety and Everytown Law Respond
NEW YORK – Today, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Garland v. VanDerStok, which centers on a reckless decision from the Fifth Circuit…
Victory for Gun Safety in the Courts: Nevada Supreme Court Upholds Life-Saving Ghost Gun Ban, Ruling it Constitutional
Everytown Law, the nation’s largest and most experienced team of gun violence prevention litigators, and the Nevada chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of…
Federal Appellate Court Rejects Smith & Wesson’s “Unjustified” Attempt to Move Civil Lawsuits on Behalf of Victims of Highland Park Mass Shooting into Federal Court
Less than a week after oral argument, the Seventh Circuit ruled in favor of plaintiffs to send the lawsuits back to state court HIGHLAND PARK,…
One Year Since the Mass Shooting at Old National Bank in Louisville, Co-Counsel Representing Survivors, Families of Those Lost or Impacted Release Statement
LOUISVILLE, KY – Today, the Thomas Law Offices, Everytown Law and Romanucci & Blandin, who together represent survivors as well as families who lost loved…
Everytown Law Announces Important Victory in City of Philadelphia Lawsuit Against Gun Shops That Facilitate Illegal Straw Purchasing of Firearms
Lawsuit alleging that several firearms vendors have engaged in illegal straw purchasing transactions which have supplied Philadelphia’s crime gun market and perpetuated gun violence across…
Everytown Law Announces Significant Victory in Civil Lawsuits Arising From Buffalo Mass Shooting as Judge Denies YouTube’s, Reddit’s Motions to Dismiss
After Historic Ruling, Lawsuit Seeking to Hold Social Media Defendants Accountable for Their Role in Radicalizing Mass Shooter Proceeds to Discovery NEW YORK – Everytown Law,…
Chicago Announces First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit Seeking to Hold Glock Accountable for Manufacturing and Selling Pistols That Can Easily Be Turned Into Machine Guns Using ‘Glock Switches’
Fully Automatic Modified Glocks Increasingly Turning Up at Crime Scenes in Chicago and Across the Country; Over 1,100 Modified Glocks Recovered by Chicago Police from…
Victory for Gun Safety in the Courts: First Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Rhode Island’s Life-Saving Law Restricting Large-Capacity Magazines
Everytown Law, the nation’s largest team of gun violence prevention litigators, applauds yesterday’s decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit…
Everytown Law Announces Latest Victory in Civil Lawsuits Arising From Buffalo Mass Shooting
NEW YORK – Everytown Law, along with civil rights lawyers from the firms Bonner & Bonner and Ryder Law, today announced the latest in a…
Everytown Law Issues Statement in Response to Oral Argument in Garland v. Cargill
Everytown Law Issues Statement in Response to Oral Argument in Garland v. Cargill NEW YORK – Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral…
As the Supreme Court Prepares to Hear Oral Argument in Garland v. Cargill, Everytown Law Urges the High Court to Reverse the Fifth Circuit’s Extreme Decision, Protect the ATF’s Life-Saving Rule Outlawing Bump Stocks
NEW YORK – Today, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Garland v. Cargill, a critical case that centers on a reckless decision from…
Everytown Law Announces Important Victory in Civil Lawsuits Arising From Buffalo Mass Shooting
NEW YORK – Today, Everytown Law, along with civil rights lawyers from the firms Bonner & Bonner and Ryder Law, announced an important victory in their …
National Gun Violence Prevention Groups Fight to Uphold ATF’s Life-Saving Stabilizing Brace Rule
The Fifth Circuit Court is Set to Hear Arguments Challenging ATF’s Rule to Prevent the Proliferation of Deadly Short-Barreled Rifles WASHINGTON – National gun violence prevention…
Victory for Gun Safety in the Courts: NRA-Backed Plaintiffs Suffer Another Blow in Case Challenging Fairfax County’s Common-Sense Gun Safety Law Prohibiting Guns in Parks and at Permitted Events
Fairfax County, VA – In a victory for gun safety in the courts, NRA-backed plaintiffs challenging Fairfax County’s common-sense gun safety ordinance restricting guns in…
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: In Major First Amendment Ruling, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Ordinance Requiring Gun Stores to Provide Life-Saving Information on Gun Safety and Suicide Prevention
NEW YORK – On behalf of its client Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Everytown Law announced a win for gun safety in the courts when the Fourth…
Civil Complaint Filed for Deadly Mass Shooting at Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, KY – Today, survivors and loved ones of those killed in the April 10, 2023 mass shooting at Old National Bank in Louisville …
Victory for Gun Safety in the Courts and Holding the Gun Industry Accountable: First Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Historic Ruling, Sides with Mexican Government in Case Tying American Gun Manufacturers to Firearm Trafficking Across U.S.-Mexico Border
NEW YORK – Everytown Law, the nation’s largest and most experienced team of litigators in the U.S. working full-time on advancing gun violence prevention in…
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Everytown Law Announce Lawsuit Against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to Obtain Critical Crime Gun Data
The Lawsuit Challenges the Applicability of the Tiahrt Rider, an NRA-Backed Appropriations Rider That has Kept Crime Gun Data Hidden From the Public for Almost 20…
Everytown Law and New Jersey Moms Demand Action Applaud New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin for Holding Bad Actors in the Firearm Industry Accountable
Lawsuit Utilizes Firearms Public Nuisance Legislation Signed By Governor Murphy in 2022 TRENTON, NJ – Yesterday, in a major victory for accountability in the gun industry,…
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: Second Circuit Court of Appeals Broadly Upholds New York’s Life-Saving Gun Safety Law
NEW YORK – Today, in a major victory for gun safety in the courts, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to broadly uphold New…
Civic Leaders and Gun Safety Advocates Applaud Recent Court Decision to Move Forward with Lawsuit to Fix State’s Broken Background Check System
Columbus and Dayton sued the state in 2020 for failing to fix gaps in background check system, which could allow dangerous individuals to access firearms…
Divided Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Panel Strikes Down Maryland’s Common Sense Handgun Permit Requirements, Everytown Law Responds
NEW YORK – Today, in a dangerous and misguided decision, a divided panel of three judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to…
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Doubles Down on its Extreme, But Futile, Decision to Invalidate ATF’s Life-Saving Ghost Gun Rule, Everytown Responds
NEW YORK – Yesterday, in another dangerous and misguided decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the court once again issued a decision that…
Leading Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Respond to Supreme Court’s Hearing in United States v. Rahimi
Brady, Everytown, GIFFORDS, and March For Our Lives release statements following oral argument on SCOTUS case concerning common-sense gun safety laws that protect survivors of…