United States v. Hemani
Decided June 18, 2026. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 24-1234 · 608 U.S. ___ (2026)
Holding
Prosecution of Ali Hemani under 18 U. S. C. §922(g)(3)—for knowingly possessing a gun in his home while being an unlawful user of a controlled substance—is inconsistent with the Second Amendment.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Neil M. Gorsuch · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Ketanji Brown Jackson · filed a concurring opinion
Concurring · 2
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · filed an opinion concurring in the judgment
- Elena Kagan
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Official text
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