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June 18, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled Thursday that the federal government cannot bar gun ownership for a marijuana user solely because he used a controlled substance, saying that the prosecution of a Texas man for owning guns as an admitted marijuana user was inconsistent with the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
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June 18, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that criminal defendants who agree in plea deals not to appeal their sentences can still appeal if the sentence would result in a "miscarriage of justice."
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June 17, 2026
Immigration activists whose claims of prosecutorial misconduct led Chicago's top federal prosecutor to drop a criminal conspiracy case against them are now asking their judge to appoint special counsel and conduct an evidentiary sanctions hearing to determine the full extent of the misconduct and "ensuing cover-up."
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June 17, 2026
A California federal court has cleared the way for the Round Valley Indian Tribes and three tribal members to immediately appeal to the Ninth Circuit the dismissal of their claims that two counties' cannabis enforcement raids on their reservation violated federal law.
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June 17, 2026
A man found guilty of stealing luxury cars worth millions as a juvenile cannot have his 15-year prison sentence revoked, a Florida appeals court said Wednesday, finding that his youthful offender community control status was correctly rescinded after he failed to complete boot camp and committed a new crime.
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