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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that the federal government cannot prosecute a person solely for possessing a firearm while using marijuana, finding the law overbroad under the Second Amendment. The decision came in U.S. v. Hemani.

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that the federal government cannot prosecute a person solely for possessing a firearm while using marijuana, finding the law overbroad under the Second Amendment. The decision came in U.S. v. Hemani.

The case centered on Ali Hemani, a Texas man whose home was searched by FBI agents in 2022 under suspicion that family members had ties to terrorism-related activities. Agents found a handgun, roughly 60 grams of marijuana and cocaine during the search.

The case centered on Ali Hemani, a Texas man whose home was searched by FBI agents in 2022 under suspicion that family members had ties to terrorism-related activities. Agents found a handgun, roughly 60 grams of marijuana and cocaine during the search.

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, stating the ruling was "a narrow one" that did not address efforts to ban addicts or those presently intoxicated from possessing firearms, leaving open the possibility of future prosecutions with additional evidence.

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, stating the ruling was "a narrow one" that did not address efforts to ban addicts or those presently intoxicated from possessing firearms, leaving open the possibility of future prosecutions with additional evidence.

The court rejected the government's argument that founding-era laws restricting "habitual drunkards" from owning guns provided a sufficient historical analogy to justify the modern ban on drug users possessing firearms.

The court rejected the government's argument that founding-era laws restricting "habitual drunkards" from owning guns provided a sufficient historical analogy to justify the modern ban on drug users possessing firearms.

The same statute was used to convict Hunter Biden in June 2024 on charges of possessing a firearm while addicted to cocaine, though the court's ruling did not address the portion of the law covering addiction. He was later pardoned by his father.

The same statute was used to convict Hunter Biden in June 2024 on charges of possessing a firearm while addicted to cocaine, though the court's ruling did not address the portion of the law covering addiction. He was later pardoned by his father.

The case drew an unusual coalition of supporters, with the NRA and ACLU both backing Hemani, while Everytown for Gun Safety and some liberal-leaning states sided with the Trump administration in defending the 1968 Gun Control Act provision.

The case drew an unusual coalition of supporters, with the NRA and ACLU both backing Hemani, while Everytown for Gun Safety and some liberal-leaning states sided with the Trump administration in defending the 1968 Gun Control Act provision.

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