Supreme Court Rejects Gun Ban for Certain People Using Certain Drugs
The justices said the government needs more than drug use alone to bar gun ownership, leaving other firearm restrictions in place.
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Jackson’s Hemani Concurrence Rips Bruen, Calls for Means-End Restoration
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the Bruen Second Amendment test in her United States v. Hemani concurrence. Those who thought the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in United States v. Hemani, striking down the federal prohibition on gun ownership by anyone using marijuana was too good to be true, need only to carefully read the concurring opinion from liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to restore their skepticism. Jackson’s five-pag…
Supreme Court Rejects Gun Ban for Certain People Using Certain Drugs
On June 18, the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot automatically ban people who use drugs from owning firearms. The justices voted 9-0 to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of a federal gun possession charge in United States v. Hemani. The decision simultaneously undercuts the Trump administration’s stance on gun ownership while supporting its evolving stance on marijuana, though still leaving a lot of room for the ban to apply to user…
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‘The Big Weekend Show’ co-hosts discuss the Supreme Court ruleing that the government cannot prosecute individuals for possessing a firearm solely because they regularly use marijuana. #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxnews #supremecourt #scotus #gunrights #secondamendment #politics #government #law #legal Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News...
All nine justices agree: federal gun ban on marijuana users went too far
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that the federal government violated the Second Amendment when it prosecuted a Texas man for keeping a handgun in his home while he used marijuana. The 9-0 decision strikes at the heart of a 1968 federal statute, the same law once used to convict Hunter Biden, and marks the latest expansion of gun rights from a court that has steadily widened Second Amendment protections since its landmark 2022 ruling…
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