TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 23, 2021

Tennessee Attorney General Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has joined a coalition of 26 other state attorneys general to file an amicus brief in the first Second Amendment case to go before the U.S. Supreme Court in over a decade, Yahoo! News reports. The group, led by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, is supporting a challenge to concealed carry laws in New York state. Those opposing the law argue that law-abiding New York residents were denied firearm permits even after demonstrating a need for one. Read more about the case and track its progress on SCOTUSblog.com.