With legal observers focused on a Supreme Court draft ruling showing the justices are poised to overturn Roe v. Wade , the landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed abortion rights nationwide, the high court is also planning to issue decisions this term on several additional high-profile cases. Here’s a quick primer on five pending cases concerning guns, religion, immigration, and the environment. It’s not clear when the rulings are coming down. 1] New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc v. Bruen – This case examines to what extent Americans have a constitutional right to carry loaded, concealed firearms outside the home and in public. The National Rifle Association-backed lawsuit seeks to overturn a century-old New York state law, which is similar to restrictions on gun possession in seven other states. The high court has turned down numerous requests from gun-rights advocates to eliminate government restrictions on carrying loaded handguns outside the home. A 5-to-4 decision in a key 2008 case made clear that the Second Amendment is not unlimited and does not protect a right to ‘’keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any matter whatsoever for whatever purpose.’’ 2] Carson v. Makin – In this case out of […]
