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Wolford v. Lopez

No. 24-1046Supreme Court of the United States

Judgment Issued.

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Decision on file

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Official outcome

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED.

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Decision date
June 25, 2026
Opinion author
A
October Term
2025
Docket
No. 24-1046
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The movement

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The proof

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Current update

Judgment Issued.

At a glance
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
First added here
August 10, 2026
Last entry
July 27, 2026
Policy at issue

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Official docket

Decision and docket history

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Docket entry

Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Barrett, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Thomas and Gorsuch, JJ., joined as to Part II–B. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Jackson, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined.

Docket entry

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. [609/1]

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Docket entry

Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by petitioners GRANTED.

Docket entry

Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by petitioners Jason Wolford, et al.

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Docket entry

Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Brief of Jason Wolford, et al. not accepted for filing. (Corrected PDF to be submitted--May 26, 2026)

Docket entry

Argued. For petitioners: Alan A. Beck, San Diego, Cal.; and Sarah M. Harris, Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Neal K. Katyal, Washington, D. C.

Docket entry

Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.

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Brief amici curiae of Property Law Professors Claire Priest, et al. filed. (Distributed)

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Brief amicus curiae of Prosecutors Against Gun Violence filed. (Distributed)

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Brief amici curiae of Global Action On Gun Violence filed. (Distributed)

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Brief amicus curiae of Everytown For Gun Safety Support filed. (Distributed)

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Brief amici curiae of The District of Columbia, et al. filed. (Distributed)

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Brief amici curiae of Professors of Property Law filed. (Distributed)

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Brief amici curiae of City of Baltimore, et al. filed. (Distributed)

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Brief amici curiae of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al. filed. (Distributed)

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Brief of respondent Anne E. Lopez, Attorney General of Hawaii, filed. (Distributed)

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Docket entry

Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.

Docket entry

CIRCULATED

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Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.

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Brief amici curiae of Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc., et al. filed.

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Brief amici curiae of California Gun Rights Foundation, et al. filed.

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Rulings in this case over time

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4 entries, oldest first.

  1. · Supreme Court of the United States

    Granted

    The court's record, as written

    Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.

    Outcome words in this text: GRANTED.

  2. · Supreme Court of the United States

    Granted

    The court's record, as written

    Motion to file a supplemental brief after argument filed by petitioners GRANTED.

    Outcome words in this text: GRANTED.

  3. · Supreme Court of the United States

    ReversedRemanded

    The court's record, as written

    Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Alito, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Barrett, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Thomas and Gorsuch, JJ., joined as to Part II–B. Kagan, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Jackson, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, J., joined.

    Outcome words in this text: REVERSED, REMANDED.

  4. · Supreme Court of the United States

    Other

    The court's record, as written

    Judgment Issued.

    This text does not state an outcome in words we recognize. It is shown as written.

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Official video

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AudioOral argument audio: Wolford v. Lopez (No. 24-1046)
Supreme Court of the United States · January 20, 2026
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