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Maryland AG Joins 18 Other Attorneys General Urging Supreme Court to Uphold AR-15 Bans in Cook County and Connecticut Ahead of Dec. 2 Arguments
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Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate amicus brief filed October 28, 2026, defending AR-15 bans before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The brief represents Massachusetts, New Jersey, 16 other states, and the District of Columbia in support of Cook County and Connecticut.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins on December 2, 2026.
Both cases were brought by the Second Amendment Foundation and ask whether the Second Amendment protects the right to possess AR-15 platform rifles.
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