Supreme Court Unanimously Dismisses Mexico’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Manufacturers

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rules to dismiss Mexico’s high-profile lawsuit against American gun manufacturers, delivering a decisive interpretation of federal protections for the firearms industry. The ruling halts Mexico’s bid to hold U.S. gunmakers financially liable for gun violence committed within its borders, citing a 2005 U.S. federal law that shields manufacturers from most civil liability claims.

The 9–0 decision reverses a lower court ruling by the First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which had revived the lawsuit in 2023 after it was initially dismissed by a federal judge in Massachusetts. . .