United States, Petitioner v. Ali Danial Hemani

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. January 01, 2026

    4 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring

    The U.S. Supreme Court justices will return from the winter holidays to tackle several constitutional disputes that range from who is entitled to birthright citizenship to whether transgender individuals are entitled to heightened levels of protection from discrimination. 

  6. December 22, 2025

    21 AGs Support Gun Ban For Cannabis Users

    A federal law that prohibits habitual drug users from possessing firearms is constitutional and necessary for public safety, a coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., told the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the justices to overturn a finding that the law violates the Second Amendment except when a user is actively intoxicated.

  7. October 20, 2025

    High Court To Hear Case Asking If Drug Users Can Have Guns

    The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Monday to address "a four-way circuit conflict" over whether it is legal to prevent users of drugs — including marijuana, which the majority of states have legalized in some fashion — from possessing firearms.

  8. August 06, 2025

    US Asks High Court To Decide If Drug Users Can Have Guns

    The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve "a four-way circuit conflict" over whether it is legal to prevent users of drugs including marijuana, which has been legalized in some fashion in the vast majority of states, from possessing firearms.