I'm Elizabeth Lattery and welcome to SCOTUS 101, where we break down what's happening at the Supreme Court, what the justices are up to, and other things related to our favorite branch of government.

This week, I'm joined by my colleague John Michael Seibler. Welcome back.

Oh, thank you, Elizabeth.

So the court issued its last orders list until the justices return in mid-February, and they released one opinion. Oh, thank you, Elizabeth. So the court issued its last orders list until the justices

return in mid-February, and they released one opinion. So, J.M., what was that one opinion about?

That's right. The court decided health and health care against Tiva Pharmaceuticals. It was a unanimous

opinion by Justice Thomas involving patent infringement. Nothing too exciting. You know, Justice

Thomas does love those federal circuit

cases, a lot of patent stuff. It seems like he writes the majority a lot of times there.

And he writes them all. God love him. I'm glad somebody on the Supreme Court likes that stuff.

The court also granted cert in one new case, which people are pretty excited about. It's New York

State Rifle and Pistol Association

versus the city of New York.

So the issue there is whether New York City's ban

on transporting a licensed, locked,

an unloaded handgun to a home or shooting range

outside city limits is consistent with the Second Amendment.

The license authorizes a resident

to possess the handgun in his or her home

and to transport it to or from one of the city's seven gun ranges. But otherwise, New York City has

effectively stripped residents of the right to remove their handgun for almost any other reason,

regardless of how safely it is stored. So in theory, you couldn't even take your handgun

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