Wolford v. Lopez
Decided June 25, 2026. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 24-1046 · 609 U.S. ___ (2026)
Holding
Hawaii’s law prohibiting licensed concealed-carry permit holders from carrying handguns on private property open to the public without the property owner’s express authorization violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan · filed a dissenting opinion
- Ketanji Brown Jackson · filed a dissenting opinion
“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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