Sotomayor Denies Bid to Halt Morality Requirement for Gun Owners

April 4, 2024, 8:33 PM UTC

US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined to put on hold a New York City licensing rule requiring prospective gun owners to show good moral character to own a firearm.

In rejecting a stay request on Thursday relating to a district court order that’s being appealed, Sotomayor turned away yet another bid to prohibit government officials from enforcing their laws while being challenged in court.

Sotomayor, the justice who hears emergency requests out of the New York-based US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, denied the request without referring the matter to the full court.

The latest request was ...

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