By Bob Walsh
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
You may be aware that shortly after the Bruen decision
was handed down by SCOTUS the NY state legislature got together for an
extraordinary late night session and passed a large pile of "fuck you"
state laws to even FURTHER restrict legal concealed carry within New
York State.
Several Pro-2A
groups immediately filed suit. The U.S. District Court for New York
immediately overruled most of these new laws.
The
state appealed pretty much immediately to the Second Circuit Court of
Appeals, which promptly reinstated the clearly unconstitutional (in the
light of Bruen) laws. They did so without any written analysis of the
issue, which is permissible but highly suspect.
The Pro-2A groups immediately filed an emergency application to SCOTUS.
On
December 27 Justice Sotomayor, who is NOT exactly a screaming 2A
supporter, directed the state to respond to the application not later
than 4 p.m. on January 3. Court watchers seem to believe that this
indicates that Justice Sotomayor is personally pissed that New York
state and the Second Circuit is giving the finger to a SCOTUS ruling.
Even highly partisan judges sometimes take offense at lower courts and
legislative bodies giving the UP YOURS to actions by their court.
Things could get interesting tomorrow.
The case is docketed as Antonyuk II
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