Simpson v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “By this clause of the constitution, an express power is . . . secured to all the free citizens of the state to keep and bear arms for their defence.”
• interpreting similar provision with \common defence\ purpose

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• District of Columbia v. Heller
  Supreme Court· 2008-06-26· cited 3,086×
• New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen
  Supreme Court· 2022-06-23· cited 2,263×
• Edward Peruta v. County of San Diego
  Ninth Circuit· 2014-02-13· cited 72×
• United States v. Devonte Veasley
  Eighth Circuit· 2024-04-17· cited 46×
• George Young, Jr. v. State of Hawaii
  Ninth Circuit· 2021-03-24· cited 43×
• United States v. Steven Duarte
  Ninth Circuit· 2024-05-09· cited 33×
• George Young, Jr. v. State of Hawaii
  Ninth Circuit· 2018-07-24· cited 18×
• Grace v. District of Columbia
  District of Columbia· 2016-05-17· cited 11×
• State v. Christian
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2012-03-21· cited 4×
• Whether the Second Amendment Secures an Individual Right
  Office of Legal Counsel· 2004-08-24
• New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen
  Supreme Court· 2022-07-29
• National Rifle Association v. Commissioner, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
  Eleventh Circuit· 2025-03-14
• United States v. Jaquan Bridges
  Sixth Circuit· 2025-08-07
• Ronald Koons v. Attorney General New Jersey
  Third Circuit· 2025-09-10
• Ronald Koons v. Attorney General New Jersey
  Third Circuit· 2025-09-17
• Jonathan Timothy Noyes v. the State of Texas for the Protection of Samantha Jo Voges
  Texas Supreme Court· 2026-05-15