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Originally Posted by GaryS
If they do petition for cert. and SCOTUS denies the petition, does this effectively become the law of the land? I ask in the context of Warren v. DC, but can't remember the details of how that worked other than Warren's petition was denied.
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No!
Will only apply in DC and Supreme Court is able to take issue up later if it wants in another case.
Moreover, even if Supreme Court takes and decides this case in favor of right to carry, judges in anti carry states could still say the ruling only applies in D.C. This is why McDonald had to be decided for Illinois and the othe 49 states after Heller won in Supreme Court for DC. It has to do with which parts of the original Bill of Rights were made applicable against the states under the 14th Amendment.