NYC 2A Case Dismissed

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(04-27-2020, 03:15 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: This was a topic of conversation we had back when this was making its way through the courts. While I agreed the law was wrong on its merits, I was of the opinion that SCOTUS had no option but to dismiss it as moot because of the repeal of the law. Well, the SCOTUS has dismissed the case for that reason. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-280_ba7d.pdf

I pretty much fall in line with Kavanaugh on this, wherein I agree with the per curiam that the case is moot, but the issues at hand need to be revisited. It is simply a case of judicial activism for the court to hear a case and deliver an opinion on a repealed law. Alito makes some valid points, but the issue is that the law being challenged in the courts is not the new law that he addresses as a reason for the case not being moot. The plaintiffs would need to file a new suit at the district court to address the new laws. I also disagree with his arguments regarding damages, but that's something that I am more open to having my mind changed on.

Once the initial law, the one the lawsuit was based on, was repealed that means there is no need for the lawsuit, correct?  Was it already at the SC level when that happened?