New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen
141 S. Ct. 2111 · Decided June 23, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen was decided on June 23, 2022 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous criminal procedure” in the Criminal Procedure area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-843
Case details
- Citations
- 141 S. Ct. 2111 · 213 L. Ed. 2d 387 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 3055
- Docket number
- 20-843
- Decided
- June 23, 2022
- Argued
- November 3, 2021
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Clarence Thomas
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Miscellaneous criminal procedure
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Second Amendment
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Concurrence | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen
SCDB identifiers: case 2021-013, docket 2021-013-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Miscellaneous criminal procedure”
- Reed v. Goertz
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Same Term, same area (Criminal Procedure)
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- United States v. Tsarnaev
- Wooden v. United States
- Brown v. Davenport
- Shinn v. RamirezAltered precedent
- Denezpi v. United States
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