ArchiveSCOTUS24-1234June 18, 2026publ. June 18, 2026English
United States v. Hemani
Supreme Court of the United States · October Term 2025
Rohwert: majority opinion · Hemani · The federal law that prohibits the possession of firearms by a person who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” violates the Second Amendment as applied to the respondent.
Hintergrund
Supreme Court of the United States, October Term 2025 decided June 18, 2026 in “United States v. Hemani”. Published June 18, 2026. English.
Amtliche Begründung
Kurzbegründung aus der Quelle, wenn hinterlegt.
A case in which the Court held that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), which prohibits the possession of firearms by a person who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance,” violates the Second Amendment as applied to the respondent.
Votes
Structured Yes/No from Oyez decisions[].votes — not inferred from a syllabus.
9–0 · majority / minority
- John G. Roberts, Jr.ChiefYes
- Clarence ThomasconcurrenceYes
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.special concurrenceYes
- Sonia SotomayorYes
- Elena KaganYes
- Neil GorsuchmajorityYes
- Brett M. KavanaughYes
- Amy Coney BarrettYes
- Ketanji Brown JacksonconcurrenceYes
Einordnung
Holding, not a citizen poll.
The bar is the case-level holding. Individual Yes/No come from structured Oyez votes, not from syllabus NLP.
- English
- publ. June 18, 2026
- 9–0
- Oyez