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United States, Petitioner v. Ali Danial Hemani
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Firms
- Benbrook Law Group
- Brewer Attorneys
- Clement & Murphy
- Cooley LLP
- Cooper & Kirk
- Gibson Dunn
- Hartman & Winnicki
- Law Offices of William R. Weinstein
- Mayer Brown
- White & Case
Companies
- Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
- Cato Institute
- Drug Policy Alliance
- Global Action on Gun Violence
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
- National Rifle Association of America
- Second Amendment Foundation
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July 06, 2026
The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
When one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most talkative members suddenly struggled to speak, the atmosphere at oral arguments grew increasingly anxious — until the justice deadpanned that it was an advocate's golden opportunity to avoid a grilling.
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July 05, 2026
Push And Pull: How High Court Shaped Civil Rights This Term
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered far-reaching rulings on civil rights issues this term, dealing a major blow to federal voting-rights protections while expanding gun rights, upholding restrictions on transgender athletes' participation in women's sports and preserving birthright citizenship.
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June 18, 2026
Justices Allow Gun Rights For Marijuana User
U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled Thursday that the federal government cannot bar a drug user from owning guns, saying that the prosecution of a Texas man accused of owning a gun while being a marijuana user was inconsistent with the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
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April 23, 2026
DOJ Says Medical Pot Shift Shouldn't Affect Gun Rights Case
Despite an order from the U.S. Department of Justice loosening federal restrictions on medical marijuana, the Trump administration signaled Thursday that it does not intend for the changes to cannabis regulation to apply retroactively.
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March 02, 2026
Supreme Court Seems To Favor Gun Rights For Pot User
U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Monday of government arguments that barring marijuana users from owning guns is legal, pointing out that the government's chosen historical analog, laws disarming drunks, only applied to gun owners who were regularly dangerously intoxicated — qualities not necessarily present in modern cannabis users.
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February 27, 2026
Up Next At High Court: Drug User Gun Possession
The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its February oral argument session by hearing its newest Second Amendment case over a federal law that prohibits drug users from possessing firearms, as well as a dispute over whether motor carrier brokers can be held liable for truck crashes under state law.
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February 20, 2026
Old 'Drunkards' Laws Cited As Support For Disarming Pot Users
The federal government is urging the Supreme Court to overturn a Fifth Circuit finding that a man couldn't be disarmed for regular cannabis use under federal law, arguing that the law does allow such disarmament — much as founder-era laws authorized taking guns away from "habitual drunkards" to preserve public safety.
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February 02, 2026
Advocates Urge Justices To Overturn Cannabis Gun Ban
Cannabis consumer advocates, guns rights activists and libertarian think tanks have all filed friend-of-the-court briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the justices to find that a law disarming marijuana users runs afoul of the Second Amendment.
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January 29, 2026
Legal Group Tells Justices Pot User Gun Ban Unconstitutional
Libertarian group Liberty Justice Center is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Fifth Circuit ruling that found disarming a cannabis user based solely on that use is unconstitutional, saying it's not consistent with historical analogues barring "dangerous" people from owning guns.
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January 26, 2026
Disarming Cannabis Users Is Unconstitutional, Justices Told
A Texas man charged with illegally possessing a gun as a regular cannabis user told the U.S. Supreme Court that the government had no more right to disarm him than it had to restrict the gun use of people who drank on the weekends.