Espanola Jackson v. City and County of San Francisco, California

Summary

Justice Thomas, joined by Justice Scalia, dissented from the Supreme Court’s denial of a petition for certiorari challenging San Francisco’s handgun‑storage ordinance. The dissent argues that the Ninth Circuit erred by applying only intermediate scrutiny to a law that burdens the core Second Amendment right of self‑defense, and that the Court should have granted review. It emphasizes that the ordinance makes firearms inoperable when most needed for self‑defense, contrary to Heller and McDonald.