Supreme Court Issues Ruling in United States v. Hemani on Firearm Restrictions for Marijuana Users
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The Supreme Court on June 18 decided United States v. Hemani, holding that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) violates the Second Amendment as applied to an individual who used marijuana approximately every other day. Justice Gorsuch authored the opinion, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Thomas, Sotomayor, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson. Justice Alito filed a concurrence in the judgment, joined by Justice Kagan.