Race Shapes the Hawaii Gun Case at the Supreme Court
TL;DR
During oral arguments over Hawaii's public-gun ban, the Supreme Court revisited post‑Civil War Black codes and race in assessing whether modern restrictions align with the Second Amendment, with justices split and a decision in Wolford v. Lopez expected by late June.
- Race looms large in gun-rights arguments at Supreme Court Politico
- Court to hear oral argument on law banning guns on private property SCOTUSblog
- The Supreme Court’s entire framework for Second Amendment cases is coming apart vox.com
- Majority of Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Hawaii Gun Law The New York Times
- Majority of US supreme court seems skeptical of Hawaii’s strict gun law The Guardian
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