# Mysterious request to remove lead plaintiff could upend Supreme Court appeal over AR-15-style rifle ban

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- CNN, 2026-11-06 03:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/05/politics/surprise-twist-supreme-court-case-ar-15-ban?Date=20261106&Profile=CNN

> A major Supreme Court appeal challenging a ban on AR-15-style semi-automatic rifles could be thrown into disarray by a mysterious request to remove its lead plaintiff. The ban’s defenders have seized on the twist to ask the justices to dismiss the case.