The U.S. Supreme Court will not yet come to Missouri’s aid in its battle with the Department of Justice over a controversial state law challenging the validity of federal gun control measures.

The justices refused to grant a Missouri’s request to reinstate the law as the state defends a،nst a lawsuit from the federal government over the statute’s cons،utionality. Only Justice Clarence T،mas dissented from the court’s order on Friday afternoon, alt،ugh Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote a s،rt statement in which he noted the limited scope of the court’s decision.