- First Amendment
- Second Amendment
- Fifth Amendment
- Fourteenth Amendment
Our experience encompasses a variety of civil rights cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts. We possess the knowledge and skill to challenge excesses in government regulation, oppose unlawful government practices, and provide our clients a means to seek vindication of their constitutional rights in various matters, including First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fifth Amendment, and Fourteenth Amendment cases.
We have represented clients in civil rights cases before high courts such as the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the New York Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of New Hampshire representing parties and Amici Curiae (Friends of the Court).
We have handled a wide range of matters, including challenges to improper firearms regulations and permit denials, vague policing standards, invalid environmental regulations, and unconstitutional land use restrictions.
The firm also represents firearms owners, firearms dealers, Second Amendment civil rights organizations, and ranges in various aspects of litigation, civil rights, permitting, and regulatory matters.
The firm has represented a broad variety of civil rights organizations and think tanks, including:
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
National Rifle Association of America
Public Citizen
Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Knife Rights
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Second Amendment Foundation
The Land Use Institute
Firearms Policy Coalition
California Gun Rights Foundation
NFA Freedom Alliance
Arizona Citizens Defense League
Services provided by our attorneys include:
- Litigating lawsuits on behalf of individuals, civil rights organizations, and business entities challenging excessive government regulation and infringement of federal and state constitutional rights.
- Preparing and filing Amicus Curiae briefs in federal and state courts.
Contact Daniel L. Schmutter or Richard L. Ravin for more information.