Supreme Court Won’t Hear Claim Hawaii Court Ignored Bruen Ruling in Gun Case

Three justices criticized the Hawaii Supreme Court ruling allowing the defendant to be prosecuted.

Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court declined this week to consider reversing a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling that allowed authorities to prosecute a man for carrying a pistol in public without a license.

The new decision was made after the Hawaii Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case that criticized the U.S. Supreme Court for several of its Second Amendment opinions that bolstered gun rights.