The justices took up an appeal by the two companies of a lower court’s refusal to dismiss Mexico’s suit, which was filed in federal court in Boston in 2021, under a 2005 U.S. law that broadly shields gun companies from liability for crimes committed with their products.

The justices will consider whether a 2005 law that gives gun makers broad immunity applies in the case, which accuses them of complicity in supplying cartels with weapons.

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up the gun industry’s appeal of a ruling allowing the Mexican government to proceed with its lawsuit against several prominent American firearm

The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Tuesday to consider the legality of a regulation issued by President Joe Biden's administration cracking down on "ghost guns," largely untraceable firearms whose use has proliferated in crimes nationwide.

The Supreme Court appeared ready to allow the Biden administration to regulate so-called “ghost guns” during oral arguments Tuesday, as the justices turned to food and furniture analogies to weigh whether a federal firearm law covers gun parts kits.

The rule issued by the Biden administration in 2022 seeks to subject unserialized ghost guns to the same requirements as commercially made firearms.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over the legality of a 2022 regulation issued by President Joe Biden's administration cracking down on "ghost guns," largely untraceable firearms whose use has proliferated in crimes nationwide.