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Wrenn et al v. District of Columbia et al

Memorandum in opposition to re MOTION for Preliminary Injunction

69 Cited authorities

  1. Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc.

    555 U.S. 7 (2008)   Cited 17,455 times   71 Legal Analyses
    Holding that preliminary injunctions "may only be awarded upon a clear showing that the plaintiff is entitled to such relief"

  2. Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife

    504 U.S. 555 (1992)   Cited 28,850 times   142 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"

  3. District of Columbia et al. v. Heller

    554 U.S. 570 (2008)   Cited 3,867 times   51 Legal Analyses
    Holding it irrelevant to the constitutionality of D.C.'s "handgun" ban that the law allowed citizens the possession of substitutes, like "long guns"

  4. Nken v. Holder

    556 U.S. 418 (2009)   Cited 3,508 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "courts must be mindful that the Government's role as the respondent in every removal proceeding does not make the public interest in each individual one negligible"

  5. McDonald v. City of Chicago

    561 U.S. 742 (2010)   Cited 2,535 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Second Amendment applies to the states, through incorporation under the Fourteenth Amendment

  6. Mazurek v. Armstrong

    520 U.S. 968 (1997)   Cited 3,473 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "a plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunctive relief has a "requirement for substantial proof is much higher" than a defendant's summary judgment motion

  7. Ward v. Rock Against Racism

    491 U.S. 781 (1989)   Cited 2,926 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that music is protected expression

  8. Baze v. Rees

    553 U.S. 35 (2008)   Cited 1,054 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding in the Eighth Amendment context that the government's choice of drug can violate the Constitution

  9. Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project

    561 U.S. 1 (2010)   Cited 902 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that there was a credible risk of enforcement because about 150 people had been previously charged with violating the relevant statue- several for violating the statutory terms at issue in that case

  10. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission

    512 U.S. 622 (1994)   Cited 1,325 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that rules that distinguish "based only upon the manner in which speakers transmit their messages to viewers, and not upon the messages they carry" are content-neutral

  11. Section 22-4504 - Carrying concealed weapons; possession of weapons during commission of crime of violence; penalty

    D.C. Code § 22-4504   Cited 242 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting carrying weapons in D.C. without a license

  12. Section 930 - Possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in Federal facilities

    18 U.S.C. § 930   Cited 123 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Explaining that for purposes of § 930, a dangerous weapon "means a weapon, device, [or] instrument . . . that is used for, or is readily capable of, causing death or serious bodily injury, except that such term does not include a pocket knife with a blade of less than 2 ½ inches in length"

  13. Section 7-2502.01 - Registration requirements

    D.C. Code § 7-2502.01   Cited 111 times
    Requiring firearms to be registered

  14. Section 926A - Interstate transportation of firearms

    18 U.S.C. § 926A   Cited 70 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Permitting the transportation of firearms in a vehicle, but only if "neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle"

  15. Section 22-4506 - Issue of a license to carry a pistol

    D.C. Code § 22-4506   Cited 10 times
    Authorizing issuance of concealed-carry licenses

  16. Section 7-2509.11 - Rules

    D.C. Code § 7-2509.11   Cited 6 times

    The Chief of the MPD, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of D.C. Law 20-279, including rules: (1) To establish criteria for determining when an applicant has, pursuant to section 6 of the Pistols and Other Dangerous Weapons Act [§ 22-4506 ]: (A) Demonstrated a good reason to fear injury to his or her person, which shall at a minimum require a showing of a special need for self-protection distinguishable from the general

  17. Section 22-4504.01 - Authority to carry firearm in certain places and for certain purposes

    D.C. Code § 22-4504.01   Cited 6 times

    Notwithstanding any other law, a person holding a valid registration for a firearm may carry the firearm: (1) Within the registrant's home; (2) While it is being used for lawful recreational purposes; (3) While it is kept at the registrant's place of business; or (4) While it is being transported for a lawful purpose as expressly authorized by District or federal statute and in accordance with the requirements of that statute. D.C. Code § 22-4504.01 July 8, 1932, 47 Stat. 651, ch. 465, § 4a; as added

  18. Section 7-2509.06 - Carrying a pistol while impaired

    D.C. Code § 7-2509.06

    (a) A licensee shall not carry a pistol while he or she is consuming alcohol. (b) No person shall carry a pistol while impaired. (c) Upon establishing reasonable suspicion that a licensee has been consuming drugs or alcohol, a licensee's failure to submit to one or more field sobriety, breathalyzer, or urine tests, administered to determine whether the licensee is impaired while carrying a pistol, shall be grounds for summary suspension of the license pursuant to § 7-2509.05(b). (d) In addition to