The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging a federal law that prohibits users of illegal drugs from owning guns.

The law in question is part of the Gun Control Act of 1968, which restricts firearm possession by illegal drug users.

Driving the news: The case arises from charges against Ali Hemani, a Texas resident and regular marijuana user, who was accused of illegal gun possession after an FBI raid found his pistol. • Hemani argued that the federal ban violated his Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, invoking a 2022 Supreme Court decision requiring gun laws to align with the nation’s historical firearm regulation tradition.

Flashback: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled in January that there was no historical basis to disarm a sober citi

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