“The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would not hear a major Second Amendment challenge to a Maryland law banning semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15. As is the court’s practice, its brief order gave no reasons,” the New York Times reports.
“The move, over the objections of three conservative justices, let the ban stand and reflected the court’s intermittent engagement with gun rights.
”The Hill: “But Justice Brett Kavanaugh sent a strong signal that he will provide that crucial fourth vote in a future case once the issue percolates more in the lower courts.”
Los Angeles Times: Supreme Court turns away a 2nd Amendment challenge to blue-state bans on assault weapons.