John Monroe Writes History of Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Georgia

December 19, 2025 -- John Monroe has written an article for the Mercer Law Review entitled "The Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Georgia." The article traces the history of the right as a Georgia constitutional principle from the Founding to the present day. The article may be found here: https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3499&context=jour_mlr

John Monroe Argues Case at Supreme Court of Wisconsin

February 13, 2025 -- Today, John Monroe argued a case before the Supreme Court of Wisconsin regarding whether expunged convictions remove a "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" from federal gun prohibitions. Despite the federal law that says they do, the Wisconsin Department of Justice takes the position that they do not.

John Monroe Files Amicus Brief at Supreme Court

December 7, 2023 -- John Monroe Law has filed an "amicus" (i.e., friend of the court) brief with the Supreme Court of Georgia on behalf of Georgia Second Amendment, Inc. ("GA2A). The case, Christopher Massey v. State of Georgia deals with how courts in Georgia should analyze challenges to state law on Second Amendment grounds. The amicus brief urges the court to use the methodology laid out by the Supreme Court of the United States in last year's New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. This Georgia case is important to all who exercise their Second Amendment rights in Georgia, because the court's opinion will likely influence all Second Amendment cases in Georgia courts going forward. The brief may be read here: https://332ac990-6ea4-4296-b1e0-5c4a209efb6f.usrfiles.com/ugd/332ac9_a880837c633d4241978d468b9884c9dd.pdf