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There is a solid account of the oral argument that went down today at SCOTUSblog: Argument analysis: Justices focus on mootness in challenge to now-repealed New York City gun rule - SCOTUSblog
The short version is that it seems that most of the time and questions dealt with whether the NY City and State changes to the law have made the case moot. The four liberal justices clearly favor ruling based on mootness, two (or four) conservatives don't (Thomas and Kavanaugh didn't ask questions but it is a safe bet where they fall), and Roberts asked questions tending to hint he favored a mootness ruling. (Roberts -- this guy sure knows how to make himself important doesn't he?).
Vox is crowing about how this means that those in favor of the Constitution can suck it: The fight to expand gun rights may have hit a snag in the Supreme Court
I really hope SCOTUS doesn't blow it, it's actually bigger than this case. I ran across this opinion piece on the topic where the premise is: "It is time for the Supreme Court of the United States to defend its preeminent role in constitutional interpretation and to address lower-court nullification of the Second Amendment." Symposium: Supreme Court should address lower court nullification of the Second Amendment - SCOTUSblog It got me thinking that in some ways, the states (with the support of the lower courts), are actually in open insurrection against the Bill of Rights (meaning the Constitution, meaning the USA). These cases aren't examples of an oops, or accidentally taking something to far -- many states are intentionally defying the US Constitution. It's like a war of secession is happening right now, but without any smoke or bangs and so we don't notice so much.
The short version is that it seems that most of the time and questions dealt with whether the NY City and State changes to the law have made the case moot. The four liberal justices clearly favor ruling based on mootness, two (or four) conservatives don't (Thomas and Kavanaugh didn't ask questions but it is a safe bet where they fall), and Roberts asked questions tending to hint he favored a mootness ruling. (Roberts -- this guy sure knows how to make himself important doesn't he?).
Vox is crowing about how this means that those in favor of the Constitution can suck it: The fight to expand gun rights may have hit a snag in the Supreme Court
I really hope SCOTUS doesn't blow it, it's actually bigger than this case. I ran across this opinion piece on the topic where the premise is: "It is time for the Supreme Court of the United States to defend its preeminent role in constitutional interpretation and to address lower-court nullification of the Second Amendment." Symposium: Supreme Court should address lower court nullification of the Second Amendment - SCOTUSblog It got me thinking that in some ways, the states (with the support of the lower courts), are actually in open insurrection against the Bill of Rights (meaning the Constitution, meaning the USA). These cases aren't examples of an oops, or accidentally taking something to far -- many states are intentionally defying the US Constitution. It's like a war of secession is happening right now, but without any smoke or bangs and so we don't notice so much.
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