Defense Distributed Litigation

Washington v. Defense Distributed

District Court Filings (WDTX)

• 7/31/18 – Supplemental Letter
• 7/31/18 – Brief in Opposition to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
• 7/31/18 – Letter to the Court

Grewal v. Defense Distributed

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division: Essex County

• 7/31/18 – Certification
• 7/31/18 – Letter Brief

Defense Distributed v. Grewal

District Court Filings (WDTX)

• 7/29/18 – Complaint

Pennsylvania v. Defense Distributed

District Court Filings (EDPA)

• 7/29/18 – Email “Brief”

Defense Distributed v. Department of State

District Court Filings (WDTX)

• 5/6/15 – Complaint
• 5/6/15 – Civil Cover Sheet
• 5/7/15 – Request for Summons
• 5/11/15 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction
• 5/11/15 – Proposed Order for Preliminary Injunction
• 5/11/15 – Memorandum in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
• 5/11/15 – Appendix Part I
• 5/11/15 – Appendix Part II
• 5/11/15 – Appendix Part III
• 5/11/15 – Appendix Part IV
• 5/11/15 – Appendix Part V
• 5/11/15 – Appendix Part VI
• 5/11/15 – Motion to Exceed Page Limits for Motion for Preliminary Injunction
• 5/11/15 –  Proposed Order for Motion to Exceed Page Limits
• 5/11/15 –  Order setting hearing on motion for preliminary injunction for July 6, 2015
• 5/15/15 – Return of Service to Department of State
• 5/15/15 – Return of Service to Sarah Heidema
• 5/15/15 – Return of Service to DDTC
• 5/15/15 – Return of Service to Glenn Smith
• 5/15/15 – Return of Service to Kenneth Handelman
• 5/15/15 – Return of Service to Edward Peartree
• 5/15/15 – Return of Service to Secretary of State John F. Kerry
• 6/5/15 – Plaintiffs’ Notice of Supplemental Authority
• 6/8/15 – Plaintiff’s Notice Re: Commodity Jurisdiction Rulings
• 6/8/15 – Notice Re: Defendants’ Recent Proposed Rules
• 6/9/15 – Notice of Appearance (Eric J. Soskin)
• 6/10/15 – Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
• 6/10/15 – Declaration of Lisa V. Aguirre
• 6/10/15 – Proposed Order
• 6/17/15 – Motion to Appear Telephonically
• 6/17/15 – Motion to Exceed Page Limits
• 6/24/15- Plaintiffs’ Reply to Defendant’s Opposition
• 6/24/15- Exhibit 1 – Cody Wilson Supplemental Declaration (Sealed)
• 6/24/15- Exhibit 2 – Gottlieb Supplemental Declaration
• 6/24/15- Exhibit 3 – Williamson Supplemental Declaration
• 6/24/15-Exhibit 4 – Versnel Supplemental Declaration
• 7/3/15 – Defendants’ Notice Regarding Under Seal Filing
• 7/6/15 – Preliminary Injunction Hearing – Transcript
• 7/7/15 – Appearance for Josh Blackman
• 7/13/15 – Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer
• 7/14/15 – Notice Regarding Government’s Standing Claim
• 8/5/15 – Denial of Preliminary Injunction
• 8/13/15 – Individual Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
• 8/13/15 – Notice of Appeal
• 8/22/15 – First Amended Complaint
• 8/24/15 – Order Dismissing Motion to Dismiss without Prejudice
• 8/31/15 – Government’s Motion for Setting Motion for Order Setting Time to Respond
• 9/1/15 – Order granting motion for setting time to respond
• 9/1/15 – Opposed motion for granting extension of time
• 9/1/15 – Memorandum in opposition to scheduling, Exhibit 1
• 9/2/15 – Defendants’ Reply in support of six-day extension
• 9/2/15 – Order Granting Motion for Extension
• 9/2/15 – Amended Order
• 9/14/15 – Renewed Motion to Dismiss (Attachments A, B, C).
• 9/22/15 – Motion to Stay
• 9/29/15 – Individual Defendants Opposition to Motion to Stay
• 9/29/15 – Government Defendants Opposition to Motion to Stay
• 10/1/15 – Order Granting Motion to Stay
• 4/20/17 – Motion to Stay
• 4/24/17 – Response to Motion to Stay
• 4/25/17 – Response to Motion to Stay from Individual Capacity Defendants
• 4/26/17 – Plaintiffs’ Motion to Strike Defendants’ Motion to Stay
• 4/26/17 – Defendants’ Opposition to Motion to Strike
• 4/27/17 – Order granting Plaintiffs’ Motion to Strike
• 1/31/18 – Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of Individual Capacity Plaintiffs
• 1/31/18 – Amended Complaint
• 6/28/18 – Executed Settlement
• 7/10/18 – Settlement Press Release
• 7/27/18 – Motion to Strike
• 7/27/18 – Motion in Opposition to Motion to Intervene
• 7/27/18 – Motion in Opposition to Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order
• 7/27/18 – Order denying Motion to Intervene
• 7/27/18 – Stipulation of Dismissal
• 7/27/18 – State Department Letter Approving Release of Certain Files
• 7/27/18 – Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Announcement
• 7/30/18 – Dismissal with Prejudice

5th Circuit Filings

• 8/25/15 – Docketed Notice of Appeal
• 10/16/15 – Briefing Schedule
• 10/30/15 – Unopposed Motion to View Sealed Portion of Record
• 12/10/15 – Appelant’s Brief
• 12/10/15 – Appellant’s Record Excerpts
• 12/17/15 – Amici Curiae Brief for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression in Support of Appellants
• 12/17/15 – Amicus Curiae Brief for the Cato Institute in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants
• 12/17/15 – Amicus Curiae Brief for Rep. Thomas Massie and Certain Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
• 12/17/15 – Amicus Curiae Brief for Electronic Frontier Foundation in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants
• 12/17/15 – Amicus Curiae Brief of Madison Society Foundation in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants
• 12/18/15 – Amicus Curiae Brief for the Texas Public Policy Foundation in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants
• 2/11/16 – Appellee Brief
• 2/18/16 – Brief for Amicus Curiae The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence in Support of Appellees and Affirmance
• 2/29/16 – Appellants’ Reply Brief
• 6/3/16 – Notice of Supplemental Authority
• 6/6/16 – 5th Circuit Oral Arguments
• 6/21/16 – Notice of Supplemental Authority
• 9/20/16 – 5th Circuit opinion
• 11/4/16 – Petition for Rehearing En Banc
• 11/14/16 – Call for Response
• 11/23/16 – Opposition to Petition for Rehearing En Banc
• 2/10/17 – 28(J) Letter
• 3/15/17 – Denial of Rehearing en banc, and dissent from denial from rehearing en banc
• 3/21/17 – Motion to Stay Mandate
• 4/4/17 – Motion Denying Stay of Mandate

Supreme Court Filings

• 4/24/17 – Application (16A1033) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari
• 4/26/17 – Application (16A1033) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until August 2, 2017
• 8/2/17 – Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
• 12/27/17 – Reply Brief for Petitioners

Media

1. Cody Wilson, Who Posted Gun Instructions Online, Sues State Department, The New York Times (5/6/15)
2. 3-D Printed Gun Lawsuit Starts the War Between Arms Control and Free Speech, Wired (5/6/15)
3. Designer of 3-D-printed gun challenges feds to Constitutional duel, Fox News (5/6/15)
4. First and Second Amendment challenge to government restrictions on posting plans for 3-D printed guns, The Washington Post – Volokh Conspiracy (5/6/15)
5. FAN 59.1 (First Amendment News) Online Instructions on How to Make 3-D Printable Guns — Protected Speech?, Concurring Opinions (5/7/15)
6. Cody Wilson & SAF file lawsuit against US State Dept over censorship of 3D printed firearms, 3D Printing News (5/7/15).
7. SAF lawsuit alleges prior restraint on 3-D printing info, Examiner (5/7/15)
8. Do Guns Count As Free Speech? Cody Wilson, Who Published Pistol Blueprints For 3D Printer, Thinks So,
   International Business Times (5/7/15)
9. Creator Of 3-D Printed Guns Sues Federal Government, Houston Public Media (5/7/15)
10. Inventor of 3D-Printed Gun Refuses to Let US Government Shut Him Down—So He’s Suing Them, IJ Review (5/7/15)
11. 3D-gun creator’s lawsuit a battle to protect free speech, says legal team, The UK Guardian (5/7/15)
12. Pistole aus dem 3D-Drucker: Cody Wilson verklagt US-Außenministerium, Spiegel Online (5/7/15)
13. New Legal Case Supports 3D-Printed Gun Blueprints Under Free Speech, Gizmodo (5/7/15)
14. Cody Wilson Sues State Department Over Threats About Spreading Digital Gun-Making Files, Reason (5/7/15)
15. 3D Printed Gun Lawsuit Filed: Cody Wilson Challenges The US State Department, 3DPrint.com (5/7/15)
16. Cody Wilson, SAF go after feds over 3-D printed gun instructions, Guns.com (5/7/15)
17. Cody Wilson’s War, BearingArms.com (5/7/15)
18. 3-D gun printers sue feds over online instruction rights, Houston Chronicle (5/7/15)
19. 3-D Printed Gun Designer Sues State Department Over Issue of ‘Free Speech’, HNGN (5/7/15)
20. Man ordered to remove 3-D printed gun blueprint suing State Department, UPI (5/7/15)
21. Should blueprints for 3-D printable guns be protected as free speech?, Minnesota Public Radio (5/7/15)
22. Quoted: State Department sued over 3D-printed gun case, Silicon Beat (5/7/15)
23. 3-D Printed Gun Creator Fighting for Legal Right to Distribute its Code, Techlicious (5/7/15)
24. Are 3-D Gun Plans Considered Free Speech?, PJ Tatler (5/7/15)
25. 3D-printed Firearms Designer Sues Federal Government, Outdoor Hub (5/7/15)
26. Arms control and free speech go to court over 3D-printed guns, Engadget (5/7/15)
27. Texas Man Sues State Department Over Right to 3D Print Guns, PC Magazine (5/7/15)
28. 3D Printed Gun Designer Takes Aim At State Department, Forbes (5/7/15)
29. The man who invented the world’s first 3D-printed gun is now suing the US government, Business Insider (5/7/15)
30. 3-D GUNS & THE CONSTITUTION, Instapundit (5/7/15)
31. 3D-PRINTED GUN DESIGNER SUES FEDS: ‘I STAND FOR FREEDOM’, Breitbart (5/7/15)
32. Designer Of 3-D Printed Gun Sues Federal Government Over Restrictions, Western Journalism (5/7/15)
33. Freedom of speech and gun rights are one and the same, Communities Digital News (5/8/15)
34. Texan Sues State Department over 3D Gun Blueprint, Capitol OTC (5/8/15)
35. 3-D Printed Gun Makers File Lawsuit In First Amendment Fight, Manufacturing.net (5/8/15)
36. Feds Said to Be Stifling Gun Advocate’s Speech, Courthouse News Service (5/8/15)
37. The First Amendment, The Second Amendment And The 3D-Printed Gun, TechDirt (5/8/15)
38. Creator of 3D-printable gun sues for free speech right to share ‘Liberator’ firearm blueprints online, Raw Story, (5/8/15)
39. Get Ready for 3D Gun Laws, KTRH Houston, (5/8/15)
40. 3-D Gun Company Sues State Department For Violating The First Amendment,
    The Daily Caller (5/9/15)
41. Are Blueprints For 3D-Printed Guns Protected Speech?, Forbes – Law & Regulation (5/12/15)
42. Free For All! Liberator 3D Printable Gun Files Are Currently Being Downloaded on Thingiverse, 3DPrint.com (5/13/15).
43. Control guns, not information on making them, Los Angeles Times (5/22/15).
44. Even If You Don’t Like 3-D–Printed Guns, This Restriction on Them Should Worry You, Slate (6/11/15).
45. Feds Tighten Restrictions on 3-D Printed Gun Files Online, Wired (6/11/15).
46. Lawmakers lay down courtroom cover for 3-D-printed gun inventor, Fox News (12/18/15).
47. Government Can’t Censor Digital Expression Just Because Someone Somewhere Might Use It for Unlawful Purposes, Cato At Liberty (12/21/15).

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