Denying cert means the 9th Cir. decision stands. That will encourage other cities to pass similar regulations/restrictions knowing SCOTUS has already refused to hear and reverse the decision. Denial of cert in a case of first impression is very telling!jimlongley wrote:While I agree that this is bad news, to me it looks like better news than if they had taken the case and then rendered a decision against the plaintiff. This does not mean that next week they might not take up a similar case with the same ramifications. Denying a writ of certiorari while being effectively similar is not the same as actually rendering a decision, although Justice Thomas' dissent reads as though other, unnamed, justices are treating it that way.Charles L. Cotton wrote:This is a very bad decision folks! Perhaps now those who insist on referring to unlicensed open-carry as "constitutional-carry" will stop.
Chas.
But I would like to ask what this has to do with whether unlicensed open carry is a constitutionally protected right?
Chas.