Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)

United States v. Hemani (Second Amendment)

Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)

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Send us Fan Mail The Supreme Court held that the government's prosecution of Ali Hemani under 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(3)'s prohibition on firearm possession by unlawful users of controlled substances violated the Second Amendment as applied to him. Justice Gorsuch, writing for seven Justices, concluded that the government failed to identify a historical tradition of firearm regulation analogous to its interpretation of §922(g)(3), which automatically disarms anyone who regularly uses a controlled s...

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