US EditionSupreme Court rules Mexico can't sue US gunmakers over cartel violence
- The Supreme Court ruled that Mexico cannot sue U.S. gun manufacturers over cartel violence, blocking a $10 billion lawsuit.
- This unanimous decision was based on U.S. laws that protect firearm manufacturers from liability.
- Mexico argued that U.S. gunmakers knowingly sell products to drug cartels, but the court dismissed the case.
- The ruling ended Mexico's lawsuit, agreeing with gun manufacturers that the case should not proceed.
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US Supreme Court sides with American gun manufacturers in Mexico’s lawsuit over cartel violence
The United States Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of seven American gun manufacturers in a lawsuit brought by the Mexican government accusing them of aiding and abetting Mexican cartels. In its holding, the Supreme Court concluded that Mexico’s complaint failed to show that the seven gun manufacturers had participated in unlawful firearm sales to Mexican drug traffickers, and that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA)—a …
Spartacus not happy after SCOTUS shuts down Mexico's lawsuit against US gunmakers · American Wire News
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, is having a very bad day, courtesy of the Supreme Court of the United States. On Thursday, SCOTUS threw out a lawsuit from the Mexican government that accused United States gun manufacturers of “aiding and abetting gun violence,” according to NBC News. The unanimous ruling found that firearm manufacturers are shielded from legal liability by a 2005 federal law, and even liberal Justice Elena Kagan admitted that the f…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) of Mexico expressed its firm disagreement with the ruling issued by the Supreme Court of the United States, which grants immunity to arms manufacturers under the Law on the Protection of the Legal Trade in Arms (PLCAA). In this regard, the SRE reiterated that it will continue to combat arms trafficking and to hold accountable those who allow this flow of arms to encourage violence by criminal groups that vio…
By CNN Español Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her disagreement with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to dismiss Mexico's lawsuit against arms manufacturers at her regular press conference on Friday, stressing that another lawsuit is still pending against arms distributors. "We do not agree," the president stated, adding: "We will continue to insist with the legal team advising on this lawsuit and at the same time continue working…
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