June 18, 2026
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Gun Case
Timothy Birdnow
More proof we can't count on SCOTUS to fight our battles.
The Supreme Court refused to hear a case litigated by Letitia James over New York State overreach in the Governor signing an Executive Order allowing people to sue gun makers using "nusisance laws". It waw an end run around Court rulings that do not allow such litigation. By not hearing the case the Supreme Court lets a lower ruling stand.
FTA:
The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Monday, allowing an appeals court’s ruling in favor of Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James to stand.
Then-Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law intended to allow "public nuisance” litigation against firearms manufacturers in 2021 as a means to bypass the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005 (PLCAA). NSSF expressed disappointment with the news the Supreme Court would not hear the case, which it brought in December 2021 as part of a pre-enforcement challenge, according to court documents.
First, someone should litigate Andrew Cuomo and Letitia James as public nuisances.
Second, the Court is clearly leaving this open to another challenge. It stands with their policy though; this was a "pre-litigation" challenge and there was no actual plaintiff who had been harmed as of yet. So the Courtt can hear this again in time.
I suspect this isn't the end of it. Let us hope not.
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