Legal
Ruling Blocking NY Gun Bans Put on Hold as State Appeals
A “Gun Free Zone” sign posted in the Times Square area of New York, on Aug. 31.
Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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A federal appeals judge put on hold a lower-court ruling that struck down many of New York’s gun bans in public places as constitutional.
US Circuit Court Judge Eunice Lee granted New York Attorney General Letitia James a temporary order preventing an Oct. 6 decision by US District Judge Glenn Suddaby in Syracuse from going into effect. A three-judge panel of the same appeals court must still decide whether to stay Suddaby’s decision for the entire appeal process.