Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos

Decided June 5, 2025. Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-1141 · 605 U.S. 280 · Cited 17 times

Because Mexico’s complaint does not plausibly allege that the defendant gun manufacturers aided and abetted gun dealers’ unlawful sales of firearms to Mexican traffickers, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, 15 U. S. C. §7901(a)(3), bars the lawsuit.

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