Rapper’s Gun Trial Delayed Until Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling

A federal judge in Louisiana paused an entertainer’s trial for gun possession until the U.S. Supreme Court decides if a federal law barring certain people from having firearms is constitutional. The criminal proceeding comes after the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen in 2022 that there was a constitutional right to bear firearms in public for self-defense. The Court also held that gun restrictions must be deeply rooted in American history if they are to survive constitutional scrutiny. The Bruen decision has spurred challenges to gun laws nationwide. At the same time, several states are resisting the ruling and have doubled down on gun restrictions....