N.J. Battle Over 3D Gun Printing Instructions Revived on Appeal

New Jersey’s attorney general must face a Texas company’s claims that its First Amendment rights were violated by states’ efforts to prevent it from disseminating instructions on how to make firearms using a 3D printer, the Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday.

The decision overturns a lower court ruling that dismissed the case against New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal for lack of personal jurisdiction.

Defense Distributed sued several states in federal court in Texas, alleging actions by the attorneys general infringed on the company’s free-speech rights and constituted tortious interference with a settlement agreement between the company and the federal ...