Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the unanimous judgment protecting Ali Hemani’s Second Amendment rights. Her concurrence, however, called Bruen a “failed experiment” and urged a return to government-friendly means-end scrutiny.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — The National Rifle Association and three Michigan gun rights groups have dragged the state’s pistol purchase permit system into federal court, and they picked a strong target. The lawsuit, Moser v. Nessel, was filed June 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Western ...
NEW ORLEANS, LA — Two federal appeals courts just looked at the same question weeks apart and gave opposite answers. The question was simple. Is a silencer an “arm” the Second Amendment protects? On June 18, the Fifth Circuit said yes. On June 3, the Ninth Circuit said no. That disa...
In a unanimous 9-0 ruling, the Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s attempt to disarm a regular marijuana user under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), strengthening Bruen and requiring individualized evidence before Second Amendment rights are stripped away.
The Fifth Circuit ruled that suppressors are protected “Arms” under the Second Amendment, creating a direct split with the Ninth Circuit while leaving the NFA registration fight for another day.
The Supreme Court's 9-0 Hemani ruling reshaped marijuana and gun rights. Here's what the decision actually does, what it doesn't, and what it means for you.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the federal government cannot prosecute a Texas man for owning a firearm simply because he uses marijuana, landing another hit on the gun bans the government has tried to defend since Bruen. In United States v. Hemani, the Court held that...
The Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Hemani rejects automatic status-based disarmament under § 922(g)(3), telling the federal government that marijuana use alone does not erase the Second Amendment.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled yesterday that adults aged 18 to 20 cannot be barred from carrying a concealed firearm, striking down the state’s 21-and-older requirement as a violation of the Second Amendment. The court held that section 790....