Elite Precision v. ATF

Panel

The judges who heard this appeal.

Judge Jerry Edwin Smith Ronald Reagan
Judge Catharina Haynes George W. Bush
Judge Kurt Damian Engelhardt Donald J. Trump

Case history

Sept. 18

decided Decision issued in Elite Precision v. ATF
Sept. 2

argued Oral argument in Elite Precision v. ATF

Opinions and writings

Opinion of the Court By Jerry Edwin Smith Sept. 18, 2026

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Dissent By Catharina Haynes Sept. 18, 2026

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Case record

Court: Fifth Circuit
Docket number: 25-11206
Status: Decided
Filed: Oct. 30, 2025
Argued: Sept. 2, 2026
Decided: Sept. 18, 2026
Terminated: Sept. 18, 2026
Last filing: Sept. 18, 2026
Publication: Published
Nature of suit: 2950 Constitutionality of State Statutes
Case type: United States Civil, United States

Origin

Court below: United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Docket below: 4:25-CV-44

Oral argument

Argued: Sept. 2, 2026
Duration: 28 minutes

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