[Lazamataz]

Would it be true that because the lower court held for the city, there is more possibility than not that it will be struck down? That if they wanted the status quo to remain, they would have refused to hear the case?

[Lurker]

The reason SCOTUS took this one IMO is because they now have a Circuit Court ruling directly opposite to the way they ruled on an almost identical matter.

I think this is good news and means they'll probably strike it down.

That if they wanted the status quo to remain, they would have refused to hear the case?

That would have ended things and left the Chicago ban intact.