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TheSupremeCourthasreleaseditslistofordersfromlastweek’sconference,andsomewhatsurprisingly,thejusticehavetakennoactiononthehalf-dozenchallengestothegunandmagazinebansthatareapartoftheProtectIllinoisCommunitiesAct.Instead,thelawsuitswillremaininconferenceforatleastanotherweek.
TwoweeksagotheCourtturnedawayapreemptorychallengetoMaryland’ssimilarbanon“assaultweapons”withoutcomment,thoughtheorderdenyingcertnotedthattherequestcamebeforefinaljudgmenthadbeenhandeddownbytheFourthCircuitCourtofAppeals.ThatsamedynamicisinplaywithIllinois’gunandmagazineban;theSeventhCircuithasrejectedapreliminaryinjunctioninthelawsuits,butthecasesarestillwindingtheirwaythroughthelowercourts.
Sowhyhasn’tSCOTUSturnedawaytheIllinoiscases?Anddoesthefactthatthey’vesatonthecertpetitionsfortwoconferencessignaltheCourtmayactuallybewillingtograntcertandhearthechallengestothegunandmagazinebans?
Notnecessarily.
TheCourtisexpectedtoreleaseopinionsintwocasesdealingwith
