One hour of argument at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, on whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect AR-15 platform rifles.
The Court consolidated Viramontes v. Cook County (No. 25-238), a challenge to Cook County, Illinois's ban, and Grant v. Higgins (No. 25-566), a challenge to Connecticut's.
The single question presented: whether the Second and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee the right to possess AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic rifles.
About a dozen states currently ban so-called assault weapons. A win would end those bans and make a new one close to impossible in Ohio. A loss gives the bans the Supreme Court's blessing.
Sources: statute text and agency notices verified October 14, 2026 by Workman Firearms / Range 42.
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