New York's attorney general supported the Court's ruling in a firearms case.
New York Attorney General Letitia James celebrated the Supreme Court's ruling on Friday in a firearms case.In United States v. Rahimi, the justices voted 8-1 in support of a law banning individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms. Clarence Thomas was the only justice who dissented from the majority opinion.James, a Democrat who has urged more stringent gun control laws, issued a statement supporting the Court's decision.
The Supreme Court's ruling Friday reversed that ruling, reinstating the ban.James was among a group of 25 attorneys general who submitted an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold the ban. The brief warned that the 5th Circuit's decision puts 'at risk domestic violence victims who may be harmed or killed by their abusers' and 'hamstrings both the federal government and amici States in their efforts to protect their residents' safety.
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