We the Patriots v. Grisham
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · No. 23-2166 · 119 F.4th 1253
⚖️Procedural — no merits ruling
Appeal dismissed for lack of Article III standing on redressability grounds, with no ruling on the health order's constitutionality.
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What the court held
Gun owners and advocacy groups appealed the denial of a preliminary injunction against a New Mexico public health order barring firearms in public parks and playgrounds in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. The Tenth Circuit dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction, holding that on the undeveloped record the plaintiffs had not shown redressability: separate and unchallenged city and county ordinances would continue to bar carrying firearms at the locations they identified even if the health order were enjoined, and no plaintiff said he would carry in violation of those presumptively valid local laws. The court expressed no view on the merits or on redressability as to other forms of relief.
Summarized from the court's opinion.
What this case is about
New Mexico Department of Health public health order restricting the carrying of firearms
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Key Dates
- 2024-10-28 — Decided
- 2024-09-25 — Argued
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-08
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