Last updated: July 28, 2026. This is a developing matter. The Third Circuit’s decision has not yet taken effect and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has not released final guidance. On July 17, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a landmark Second Amendment ruling affecting New Jersey gun owners. […]
What Is Hawaii’s ‘Vampire Rule’? The Supreme Court has made yet another major court decision on gun law. Wolford v. Lopez was a 6-3 ruling on June 25, 2026, in which Hawaii lost its “Vampire Rule” — a law that barred concealed carry permit holders from carrying a handgun into private businesses open to the […]
June 18, 2026 brought a rare moment: every justice on the U.S. Supreme Court agreed on a decision tied to the Second Amendment. That day marked the outcome of United States v. Hemani, a case drawing national attention due to the link between marijuana and gun laws. At issue was Ali Hemani from Texas, charged […]
The May 18, 2026 ruling in the Luigi Mangione case immediately set social media on fire. Mangione, who is charged in connection with the December 2024 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, challenged evidence recovered from a backpack allegedly found with him at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro issued a […]
The Tormey Law Firm secured a significant Second Amendment victory for an Essex County client whose firearms had been seized under a Temporary Extreme Risk Protective Order (TERPO). After more than a year of litigation spanning two counties, the court dismissed the TERPO, denied the State’s request for a Final Extreme Risk Protective Order (FERPO), […]