Supreme Court sides with Texas man who challenged law barring drug users from having guns

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Original Load Date June 18, 2026, 1 p.m.
Last Updated June 18, 2026, 1 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/supreme-court-drug-users-gun-law-us-v-hemani/

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_Washington —_ The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms. In a [ unanimous decision ][7] in the case U.S. v. Hemani, the justices found that Ali Hemani's prosecution for having a firearm while he was an...