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2021 term · Roberts Court · 6-3

New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen

141 S. Ct. 2111 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 3055

The record

Term
2021
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
20-843
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
141 S. Ct. 2111
LEXIS citation
2022 U.S. LEXIS 3055

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 4 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen.
JusticeVote
Clarence ThomasMajority
Neil GorsuchMajority
John G. RobertsRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence
Brett KavanaughRegular concurrence
Amy Coney BarrettRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerDissent
Sonia SotomayorDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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