Mexican gun dispute and a straight woman's sex discrimination claim among new Supreme Court cases
The Supreme Court took up several cases Friday ahead of its new term, including a bid by gun companies to evade a lawsuit filed by the Mexican government and a straight woman's claim of sex discrimination at the hands of LGBT colleagues.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday took up a series of new cases ahead of its new term, including a bid by gun companies to evade a lawsuit filed by the Mexican government and a workplace sex discrimination dispute over claims a woman was discriminated against because she is straight.
The court's nine-month new term officially starts on Monday.
In the gun case, Mexico officials say gun companies should be held accountable for violent crime across the border involving their products.
The case currently involves two companies — Smith & Wesson and Interstate Arms — with other manufacturers, including Glock and Colt, already successfully having claims against them tossed out.
The companies argue that a law called the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act that restricts lawsuits against arms manufacturers means that the entire lawsuit should be dismissed.
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