The Latest Breaking News from Hemani

The 3rd Circuit Upholds the Gun Rights of a Man Who Committed a Nonviolent Misdemeanor 2 Decades Ago

The appeals court said it was unconstitutional to permanently disarm Edward Williams based on a 2005 DUI conviction.

Reason · Oct 15

A SCOTUS Petition Argues That Pot Growers, Like Pot Smokers, Cannot Be Categorically Disarmed

The case involves a federal law that criminalizes gun possession by people convicted of nonviolent felonies.

Reason · Oct 5

Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety)

U.S. v. Baxter, decided today by the Eighth Circuit, upheld a conviction for "possessing a firearm as an unlawful drug… The post Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety) appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 13

Something Feels Off About Hemani and Wolford (Updated)

The Court decides two major Second Amendment cases, but the latter does not even mention the former.

Reason · Jun 25

Second Amendment Roundup: Gun Ban for Pot Users Unconstitutional

Supreme Court decides 9-0 that marijuana use per se fails to support firearm prohibition.

Reason · Jun 19

Supreme Court Rules Government Cannot Bar Marijuana Users From Owning Guns

A notable 9-0 Second Amendment decision that features three concurring opinions, all of which make good points.

Reason · Jun 18

SCOTUS Says Federal Prosecution of Marijuana-Using Gun Owner Violates the Second Amendment

A landmark win for the right to keep and bear arms in United States v. Hemani.

Reason · Jun 18

Second Amendment Roundup: Oral Argument in Hemani

Testing whether an unlawful user of marijuana forfeits the right to have arms.

Reason · Mar 3

Justice Scalia Did Not Read The New York Times; Justice Barrett Does

It is very useful to know where a Justice gets her news from.

Reason · Mar 2

Second Amendment Roundup: 5th Circuit Holds Disarming for Meth Conviction Violates 2nd Amendment

No historical analogues justify felon possession ban for drug conviction.

Reason · Feb 2