Court Narrows Drug-Gun Ban

The court ruled that the law used to prosecute a marijuana user violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms and is unconstitutionally vague.

1. Frame 1The Supreme Court rules for Ali Hemani, limiting a federal gun rule for unlawful drug users.
2. Frame 2Hemani said regular marijuana use alone should not erase his Second Amendment right to keep a firearm.
3. Frame 3The Texas case asked whether the 1968 Gun Control Act can cover users not accused of dangerous conduct.
4. Frame 4The Justice Department defended the law even as the administration opposed several other gun restrictions.
5. Frame 5The ruling follows the court’s 2022 gun-rights test, which triggered fresh challenges to firearm rules.
6. Frame 6Lower courts now face the practical line: when drug use becomes enough to justify a firearms ban.