💬 Opinion 11h ago · David Kopel

How Wolford v. Lopez Refines Second Amendment Doctrine

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The Supreme Court's June decision in Wolford v. Lopez prevented the obliteration of the right to bear arms in five States, holding that governments may not make carrying a licensed handgun presumptively illegal almost everywhere. 609 U.S. 185 (2026).  Important as the result is, perhaps of even greater significance is how Wolford clarified Second Amendment doctrine. According to Wolford:


Determining whether a challenged law falls within the "plain text" of the Amendment is much simpler than so

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