TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 15, 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to consider several high-profile cases, including those involving Second Amendment rights and legal protections for the police, the Hill reports. The justices chose not to hear new gun-rights disputes or the doctrine of qualified immunity during its next term. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the decision to deny the reviews. He was joined by Justice Brett Kavanaugh in dissenting from the denial of a new Second Amendment dispute. They argued the court should have granted review to one of the cases in order “to clarify that the Second Amendment protects a right to public carry.”