US EditionSupreme Court to decide if drug users can carry guns
The Supreme Court will assess if banning firearm possession by habitual illegal drug users aligns with historical gun laws amid divided lower court rulings and evolving Second Amendment interpretations.
- The Supreme Court agreed to decide if habitual drug users lose their gun rights under the 2nd Amendment, following a case involving Ali Danial Hemani, who was charged under this federal law.
- The Trump administration is defending the law, arguing it is a modest limit on gun rights and aligns with early American history regarding habitual drunkards.
- Lower courts found the law unconstitutional unless the individual was under the influence at the time of arrest, creating inconsistency among interpretations of the 2nd Amendment.
- Arguments for the case are expected to be heard in January, with a decision anticipated by early July 2026.
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Zero HedgeSupreme Court Will Decide Whether Drug Users Can Possess Guns
(ZeroHedge)—The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether people who use illegal drugs should also be allowed to possess a firearm. The justices granted the petition in the United States v. Hemani without comment in an unsigned order, with no justices dissenting. The case involves Ali Danial Hemani – a dual citizen of the United Sates and Pakistan, according to the government’s petition which describes him as “a drug dealer who uses ill…
Supreme Court Takes up Marijuana and Gun Case Against Alleged Terrorist Sympathizer
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has taken up a new Second Amendment case. On Monday, SCOTUS announced it accepted cert in US v. Hemani. That case presents a Second Amendment challenge to the federal ban on drug users possessing firearms. The High Court will now decide if the ban fits within the historical tradition of firearms regulations under the test it developed in 2022’s… Source
Washington, United States. The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Monday to study the constitutionality of a law that prohibits the possession of weapons by habitual users of illegal drugs, a sensitive issue for U.S. society.Although the Trump administration stands as a defender of the Second Amendment of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to bear arms, it is itself the one that requests the nine judges of the Court, with a conservative maj…
Supreme Court to Consider Whether People Who Smoke Pot Can Own Guns
Supreme Court to Consider Whether People Who Regularly Smoke Pot Can Legally Own Guns (Maria) The author writes, “The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights. President Trump’s administration asked the justices to revive a case against a Texas man charged with a felony because…
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