Hunters United for Sunday Hunting v. Pennsylvania Game Commission, 28 F. Supp. 3d 340

This case challenges Section 2303(a) of the Pennsylvania Game and Wildlife Code, which bans Sunday hunting of furbearer and game.
The statute provides several exceptions: foxes, coyotes, crows, and feral hogs may be hunted on Sundays; noncommercial hunting grounds are exempt.
Plaintiffs allege they are prohibited from Sunday hunting for furbearer and game, except where exceptions apply.
Violations can lead to a summary offense of the fifth degree and license actions.
Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint seeking declaratory relief and a permanent injunction; defendants moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim; Eleventh Amendment immunity and improper party issues were raised.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether section 2303(a) violates the Second Amendment.	Davis argues Heller/McDonald support a right to hunt.	Defendants contend there is no protected right to recreational hunting under the Second Amendment.	Count One dismissed for lack of standing and no protected-right injury.
Whether section 2303(a) violates the Equal Protection Clause.	Plaintiffs allege unlawful class-based distinctions among hunters.	Statutory classifications have rational basis; no fundamental right implicated.	Count Three dismissed with prejudice; rational-basis review sustains the statute.
Whether section 2303(a) violates the First Amendment.	Section 2303(a) has a religious basis; enforcement infringes First Amendment rights.	No well-pleaded factual injury and no secular-religious basis shown; otherwise, claim fails.	Count Five dismissed for lack of standing and failure to state a claim.

District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (U.S. 2008) (establishes core Second Amendment right to bear arms for self-defense in the home)
McDonald v. City of Chicago, 130 S. Ct. 3020 (U.S. 2010) (applies Second Amendment to the states; context for hunting rights)
United States v. Marzzarella, 614 F.3d 85 (3d Cir. 2010) (two-step analysis for Second Amendment constraints)
Drake v. Filko, 724 F.3d 426 (3d Cir. 2013) (debates whether right to bear arms extends beyond home)
Kachalsky v. County of Westchester, 701 F.3d 81 (2d Cir. 2012) (Second Amendment protections and home-centered view)
Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (U.S. 2007) (pleading standard requiring plausible claims)
Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (U.S. 2009) (plausibility standard for evaluating complaints)
Sprint Commc’ns Co. v. APCC Servs., Inc., 554 U.S. 269 (U.S. 2008) (standing requires concrete and particularized injury)
Donatelli v. Mitchell, 2 F.3d 508 (3d Cir. 1993) (mentions standards for equal protection review)