Surprise twist ricochets through Supreme Court case on AR-15 ban

Surprise twist ricochets through Supreme Court case on AR-15 ban

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A blockbuster Supreme Court appeal challenging a ban on AR-15-style semi-automatic rifles may be thrown into disarray by a mysterious request to remove the lead plaintiff from the case, a puzzling twist that prompted the ban’s defenders to ask the justices on Thursday to dismiss the case. The case,