Supreme Court rules for marijuana user charged under the same gun law as Hunter Biden
The justices cast a blow against a federal law that bars users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms.
The justices cast a blow against a federal law that bars users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms.
Federal prosecutors brought the charges after the FBI found a handgun during a search of Hemani's home in 2022. The ruling authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch does not invalidate the law across the board, but it makes it harder for prosecutors to invoke it, especially as it relates to casual drug users.
Gorsuch wrote that the ruling is a “narrow one,” which does not address broader issues raised about banning drug addicts from possessing firearms.
The court rejected the federal government’s claim that anyone who uses marijuana is a danger to others, all based on the government’s own assessment, he added.
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