"'New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen' is the oldest outstanding case currently pending before the justices, having been argued back in November. Tuesday’s mass shooting may affect the timing of the ruling should a justice want to reference it in their opinion, but the justices aren’t likely to delay the release due to optics, legal scholars say." - Bloomberg Law, May 25, 2022.
The case is about the right to carry concealed weapons in NY state. The reasoning about no-delay is, well, cynical. No, the Texas school tragedy won't have impact on the release because the mass shooting has become routine. In 2022, there had been 213 of them. The event is defined as when four or more have be injured or killed.
However, if the decision, whenever it is made public, supports gun rights there is bound to be even more political push-back on SCOTUS. A Marquette Law School survey found that 55% disapprove of the High Court.
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