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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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…
Supreme Court adds another gun case to the docket, over drug use and the Second Amendment
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide another Second Amendment case, U.S. v. Hemani, in which they'll take up the question of whether a federal law that bars gun possession by anyone who is “an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” violates the Constitution.
US Supreme Court To Consider If Regular Marijuana Users Can Own Guns
The US 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.
Supreme Court to weigh law barring pot-smoking gun owners
The Supreme Court said Monday that it would consider whether regular pot smokers could legally own guns. The announcement comes after the Trump administration asked the court to revive a case against a Texas man. Ali Danial Hemani was charged him with a felony because he acknowledged that he had a gun in his home and that he regularly smoked pot. His charges were dismissed after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a law barring peo…
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