US Supreme Court to consider law barring illegal drug users from owning guns
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The US Supreme Court will consider whether a law banning habitual illegal drug users from possessing guns violates the constitution.
The Trump administration requested the review after a lower federal court in Texas ruled in favour of a man who was charged under the statute but argued it violated his constitutional right to possess a firearm.
The government is seeking to preserve the law and restore the charge, arguing it is necessary to prevent individuals who pose "unique dangers to society" from owning guns.
Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden was prosecuted and convicted for violating the same law in 2024. His father later pardoned him.
The case involves a man named Ali Hemani, an alleged regular marijuana user who federal authorities...