The Supreme Court has agreed to review a federal law that prohibits frequent users of illegal drugs from owning firearms—the same law under which Hunter Biden was convicted.
The Supreme Court has agreed to review a federal law that prohibits frequent users of illegal drugs from owning firearms—the same law under which Hunter Biden was convicted last year before receiving a pardon. This case centers on Ali Daniel Hemani, described as a regular marijuana user, who was charged under the law after the FBI found a handgun, marijuana, and cocaine during a 2022 search of his home. Lower courts ruled in Hemani’s favor, with Texas’ 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals deciding the government could only constitutionally enforce the law if it showed a person was under the influence at the time of the alleged offense rather than simply being a regular user, per NBC News.
