Mexico can’t sue US gun manufacturers over the carnage inflicted by drug cartels because gunmakers are protected by a 2005 law that shields them from such liability, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday.
In a 9–0 decision, the high court spurned Mexico’s attempt to press forward with the $10 billion lawsuit alleging gun companies helped arm cartels that have ravaged America’s southern neighbor.
“Mexico’s complaint … does not plausibly allege such aiding and abetting,” liberal Justice Elena Kagan wrote. “An action cannot be brought against a manufacturer if, like Mexico’s, it is founded on a third party’s criminal use of the company’s product.”
