The U.S. Supreme Court has chosen not to take up two separate Second Amendment disputes aimed at New York gun regulations. With those denials, the justices leave the challenged New York rules in place for now and decline to review the lower-court outcomes.

At the same time, the Court is still weighing a broader group of firearms-related petitions. Rather than issuing final decisions across the board, the justices continue to consider numerous Second Amendment cases that have been presented for review.

One clear sign of that continued consideration is the Court’s decision to relist another gun case for a future conference. In Supreme Court practice, a relist means the justices did not resolve the petition at their first opportunity and instead returned it to the agenda for additional internal review.

According to the report, the Court relisted 25 other gun case. That move indicates the Court has not finished evaluating whether it wants to step in on at least some of the ongoing disputes involving firearm laws and the scope of the Second Amendment.

From a constitutional and liberty-minded perspective, the mixed signals are notable: New York’s contested restrictions avoid immediate scrutiny from the nation’s highest court, while many other Second Amendment challenges remain in a holding pattern. For gun owners and civil-liberties advocates watching for clear guidance, the result is continued uncertainty as the Court decides which, if any, of these cases will ultimately be heard.