End of Supreme Court's Term

gc70 · June 29, 2022, 09:58 PM

The following 2A petitions were distributed for the conference of 6/29/22 and remain for the Supreme Court to clean up at the end of its current session:

Duncan v. Bonta = California magazine capacity limit

Young v. Hawaii = Hawaii open and concealed carry

Bianchi v. Frosh = Maryland assault weapon ban

NJRPC v. Grewal = New Jersey magazine capacity limit

**Spats McGee** · June 30, 2022, 06:24 AM

In a little over 2 hours from this post, SCOTUS will be announcing its decisions for today: https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/06/a...rsday-june-30/

gc70 · June 30, 2022, 10:17 AM

All four of the cases were:

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Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U. S. ___ (2022).

**Spats McGee** · June 30, 2022, 10:22 AM

I think that's called 'punting.'

gc70 · June 30, 2022, 02:28 PM

Please expand on your thought.

**Spats McGee** · June 30, 2022, 03:04 PM

First of all, what scotus did (vacating and sending these back) isn't unusual. That said, they "punted" those cases back to their respective circuits, rather than just deciding the cases.

**Spats McGee** · June 30, 2022, 03:05 PM

Just one other note, though. Because SCOTUS vacated the prior rulings, the Courts of Appeals decisions are held for naught, so now we go back to whatever the respective trial courts decided.

**Aguila Blanca** · June 30, 2022, 07:49 PM

In other words, the respective circuit courts have to start over, but this time they have to do so with the NYSRPA decision in mind, and that decision tells them they canNOT use their two-step, interest-balancing approach, they have to decide solely based on whether or not the laws are “consistent with the Second Amendment’s text and historical understanding.”

**Spats McGee** · July 1, 2022, 07:24 AM

^^^^Correct.^^^^^

NJgunowner · July 1, 2022, 10:08 AM

Here's hoping they get rid of the silly magazine restrictions. When NJ was 15 rounds it was moderately annoying, 10 is very annoying.

**Tom Servo** · July 1, 2022, 03:29 PM

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this time they have to do so with the NYSRPA decision in mind, and that decision tells them they canNOT use their two-step, interest-balancing approach

I'm looking forward to seeing how AG Bonta re-frames his arguments in the wake of this. "Intermediate" scrutiny was his defense of the ban last time around, and that's out the window now.

June 29, 2022, 09:58 PM	#1
gc70 Senior Member Join Date: May 24, 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,903	End of Supreme Court's Term The following 2A petitions were distributed for the conference of 6/29/22 and remain for the Supreme Court to clean up at the end of its current session: Duncan v. Bonta = California magazine capacity limit Young v. Hawaii = Hawaii open and concealed carry Bianchi v. Frosh = Maryland assault weapon ban NJRPC v. Grewal = New Jersey magazine capacity limit Last edited by gc70; June 29, 2022 at 10:39 PM.

June 30, 2022, 06:24 AM	#2
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	In a little over 2 hours from this post, SCOTUS will be announcing its decisions for today: https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/06/a...rsday-june-30/ __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.

June 30, 2022, 10:22 AM	#4
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	I think that's called 'punting.' __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.

June 30, 2022, 03:04 PM	#6
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	First of all, what scotus did (vacating and sending these back) isn't unusual. That said, they "punted" those cases back to their respective circuits, rather than just deciding the cases. __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.

June 30, 2022, 03:05 PM	#7
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	Just one other note, though. Because SCOTUS vacated the prior rulings, the Courts of Appeals decisions are held for naught, so now we go back to whatever the respective trial courts decided. __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.

June 30, 2022, 02:28 PM	#5
gc70 Senior Member Join Date: May 24, 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,903	Please expand on your thought.

June 30, 2022, 07:49 PM	#8
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,459	In other words, the respective circuit courts have to start over, but this time they have to do so with the NYSRPA decision in mind, and that decision tells them they canNOT use their two-step, interest-balancing approach, they have to decide solely based on whether or not the laws are “consistent with the Second Amendment’s text and historical understanding.” __________________ NRA Life Member / Certified Instructor NRA Chief RSO / CMP RSO 1911 Certified Armorer Jeepaholic

July 1, 2022, 07:24 AM	#9
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	^^^^Correct.^^^^^ __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.

July 1, 2022, 10:08 AM	#10
NJgunowner Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 1,254	Here's hoping they get rid of the silly magazine restrictions. When NJ was 15 rounds it was moderately annoying, 10 is very annoying.