Grant v Higgins: DOJ Joins Supreme Court Fight Against
Grant v Higgins: DOJ Joins Supreme Court Fight Against. Department of Justice intervenes in landmark Second Amendment case, arguing AR-15s are constitutionally protected. Oral arguments Dec 2. { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization", "name": "Greyhive", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://greyhive.com/static/uploads/images/ae198483-01c9-44b4-a16a-03f516ceaf66.svg", "width": 512, "height": 512 }, "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/greyhive", "https://www.instagram.com/greyhive/", "https://www.youtube.com/@Greyhive", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/greyhive/" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "name": "Greyhive", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/c/gun_guru#person", "name": "Gun Guru", "url": "https://greyhive.com/c/gun_guru", "description": "Gun Guru is a Greyhive creator producing original 2A, firearms, hunting, and outdoor content.", "image": "https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/d89c0392-fdea-40f3-8282-2ad18d743e5b.jpg" }, { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/grant-v-higgins-doj-supreme-court-ar15-ban#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/grant-v-higgins-doj-supreme-court-ar15-ban" }, "url": "https://greyhive.com/blog/grant-v-higgins-doj-supreme-court-ar15-ban", "headline": "Grant v Higgins: DOJ Joins Supreme Court Fight Against", "name": "Grant v Higgins: DOJ Joins Supreme Court Fight Against", "description": "Department of Justice intervenes in landmark Second Amendment case, arguing AR-15s are constitutionally protected. Oral arguments Dec 2.", "articleSection": "Culture & News", "articleBody": "Grant v. Higgins is the Second Amendment case the Supreme Court hears on December 2, and the Department of Justice is no longer sitting in the audience. On November 9, the Court granted the Solicitor General's motion to participate in oral argument, which means Connecticut and Cook County now have to defend their AR-15 bans against the plaintiffs and the federal government at the same time. In his case breakdown on Greyhive, Gun Guru walked through what the Court's order actually changed. \"The main thing is that on Monday the Department of Justice will cease to be just an outside observer,\" he explained. \"They want to come out on our side with arguments that these laws are unconstitutional. And now this petition has been approved.\" That's the shift — DOJ could have filed its brief and stayed quiet. It asked for podium time instead. The practical effect shows up in the argument clock, the Solicitor General's brief, and a parallel standing fight in the consolidated Viramontes case out of Cook County. Here's the full picture as of the November filings. Key Takeaways The Supreme Court granted the Solicitor General's motion to participate in oral argument on November 9 ; arguments are set for December 2 . Argument time was reallocated from 30/30 to 20 minutes for plaintiffs, 10 minutes for the DOJ, and 30 minutes for Connecticut and Cook County combined . Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed the amicus br…