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Florida Concealed Carry Law Violates Second Amendment, Court Rules

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Law DorkBJun 18, 7:05 PM

Justices rule feds' prosecution of marijuana user for gun possession violates Second Amendment

There were no dissents, but the four divergent opinions on Thursday show continuing disagreement over how to judge the constitutionality of gun regulations.

HuffPostCJun 18, 2:15 PM

Supreme Court Sides With Texas Man Who Says It’s Not A Crime For Marijuana Users To Have Guns

The justices unanimously agreed that a law barring guns from anyone who uses drugs illegally violates the Second Amendment.

LA TimesAJun 18, 3:12 PM

Drug users don't lose their gun rights, Supreme Court rules

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled for gun rights and against drug laws in a flip of long-standing federal law that prohibited drug users from possessing guns.

VoxBJun 18, 5:45 PM

The Supreme Court has good news for people who like weed and guns

You can smoke one of these now and still own a gun, thanks to the Supreme Court. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Do you like to smoke marijuana? Do you also enjoy firearms? If so, the Supreme Court h

The New RepublicBJun 19, 10:00 AM

The Supreme Court Has Good News for Stoners With Guns

The Supreme Court narrowed a federal law that made it a criminal offense for illegal drug users to own firearms, ruling on Thursday that the conviction of a Texas man under that measure was “inconsist

SalonCJun 18, 10:30 AM

Trans rights case before Supreme Court will test freedom of all Americans

Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. BPJ challenge the strength of the 14th Amendment for all

Talking Points MemoBJun 18, 10:05 PM

Weed and Guns Case Makes for Odd Supreme Court Bedfellows

An All-Ideologies Buffet A Supreme Court decision handed down Thursday had a little something for everyone, culminating in a rare...

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ReasonAJun 18, 4:15 PM

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.

ReasonAJun 19, 1:22 AM

Second Amendment Roundup: Gun Ban for Pot Users Unconstitutional

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

ReasonAJun 19, 6:07 PM

Fiddlers, Drunkards, Marijuana, and the Second Amendment

The Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Hemani.

National ReviewBJun 18, 4:40 PM

Supreme Court: Law Cited in Hunter Biden Case Violates the Second Amendment

All nine justices agreed that marijuana users are not categorically too dangerous to have a Second Amendment right to a gun.

Daily SignalCJun 18, 9:43 PM

Florida Concealed Carry Law Violates Second Amendment, Court Rules

A Florida law disqualifying 18- to 20-year-olds from legal concealed carry violated the Second Amendment, a Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday. “Eighteen- to 20-year-olds can defend the country wit

ReasonAJun 18, 5:06 PM

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.

TownhallDJun 18, 7:00 PM

The Supreme Court Just Demolished Another Unconstitutional Gun Control Law in Historic Ruling

Daily WireCJun 18, 4:29 PM

Supreme Court Delivers Unanimous Blow To Gun Law Used In Hunter Biden Case

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that the federal government unconstitutionally applied a gun restriction law to a Texas man who regularly used marijuana, narrowing the reach of the s

ReasonAJun 18, 8:20 PM

Supreme Court Makes It Clear There Is No Drug Exception to the Second Amendment

The unanimous decision upholding the gun rights of cannabis consumers is striking given the Supreme Court's long history of accommodating the war on drugs.

The FederalistCJun 18, 4:06 PM

SCOTUS Rules Gun Restriction On Unlawful Drug Users To Be ‘Inconsistent’ With Second Amendment

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held on Thursday that the federal government’s use of a federal law restricting gun possession for certain unlawful drug users to be “inconsistent with the Second Am

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