The Supreme Court of the Atlantic Commonwealth is facing a growing backlog of undecided cases–including some that have been in limbo for over two months.

Most notably, /u/cold_brew_coffee filed a Second Amendment lawsuit against then-Commonwealth Attorney General /u/unorthodoxambassador in relation to the Common Sense Gun Control Act, A.B. 073, “on the grounds that it violates the right of individuals to keep and bear arms” under the United States Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008). That action was filed on September 20, 2019; the case was taken under submission by the Court on October 10, 2019. Although the Court theoretically renders decisions within two weeks, the public has had no word from the Court regarding the status of this matter. Anonymous sources suggest that the delay is due to Justice /u/IAmATinman’s failure to timely draft his opinion–perhaps in part due to his preoccupation in being considered a leading candidate for nomination as Chief Justice of the United States.

Other cases also remain open and unresolved. In Caribofthedead v. Parado-I, In re: Executive Order 18–Honorific Titles of Offices in the Atlantic, the most recent entry on the docket was a request for extension of time by Plaintiff-Intervenor /u/ohprkl to respond to a question from the Court, on November 15, 2019. There also appears to be an untitled filing by /u/birackobama on November 21, 2019; it is unclear whether this filing was accepted by the Court. The Court sought clarification as to whether the untitled filing was an amicus brief on the same day, but /u/birackobama never replied.

In Caribofthedead v. Parado-I, in re: Executive Order 17—Construction of Statues of Great Leaders, the most recent activity was the Court’s November 20, 2019 grant of Defendant /u/Parado-I’s request for a substitution of counsel which arose from former Commonwealth Attorney General /u/cold_brew_coffee’s attempted coup. The Court has failed to provide any further guidance relating to the briefing schedule in light of the substitution. The same is true of Caribofthedead v. Parado-I, in re: Executive Order 19—Renaming the Universities.

The Commonwealth Bar is growing anxious as cases continue to pile up without substantive resolution.