The NRA is once again going to the legal mat with the State of New York, but this time it is the State that is on the defensive. The fight is moving to the U.S. Supreme Court in a battle that has seen NRA confront New York state regulators over their efforts to restrict the organization’s access to insurance and financial services. This confrontation centers not on the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms but on the First Amendment protections of free speech, potentially setting a precedent for the extent of government officials’ influence over the operations of regulated businesses.

The findings in the case could be so far reaching that the Justice Department is weighing in, underscoring the case’s implications for the broader enforcement of state and federal regulations. A USA Today article on the case noted that he U.S. Solicitor General, Elizabeth Prelogar, has weighed in on the case but hasn’t openly chosen a side. However, she has emphasized that even if the court sides with the NRA in the matter, the decision needs to remain a narrow one lest it disrupt other regulatory bodies in influencing the industries they regulate. Wish basically shows, she has chosen a side.

Concerns have been raised by a coalition of prosecutors who caution that a ruling favorable to the NRA could significantly broaden the scope for First Amendment-based litigation, affecting a wide range of enforcement actions, from high-profile criminal charges to regulatory oversight of health and safety standards.