Officially, the Supreme Court took action today on 13 cases regarding the Second Amendment. Unofficially, however, they opted for inaction by punting seven of those cases and denying certiorari on the other six. In a wrap-up meeting Tuesday morning, where the Court conducted a final review of the remaining cases that were pending, the Court decided to ignore their constitutional duties once again. The cases considered included six individual cases regarding prohibited persons statutes, six individual cases having to do with firearm and magazine bans in Illinois, and Antonyuk v. James, which challenges New York State’s “good moral character” requirements for obtaining a concealed carry permit.
The Court released decisions from the wrap-up conference this morning, and sent several of these cases back down to the appellate courts for review in light of the Court’s decision in U.S….
