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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the federal government cannot categorically prohibit marijuana users from possessing firearms.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case to determine whether immigrants with criminal histories can be detained indefinitely by the federal government without a bond hearing.
In a 2018 ruling (Rodriguez v. Jennings), the Supreme Court rejected the six-month presumptive limit on immigrant detention set by lower courts, reaffirming that challenges must be made on an individual, "as-applied" basis.
The Supreme Court's analysis in Second Amendment cases requires the government to demonstrate a historical precedent of analogous restrictions to justify modern gun control laws.
Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion in the Supreme Court case finding that the federal ban on gun ownership for marijuana users was inconsistent with the nation's historical approach to firearms.
The Supreme Court case concerning gun rights for marijuana users addressed the constitutionality of a provision within the Gun Control Act.
In a previous case, the Supreme Court rejected a Second Amendment claim from a violent domestic abuser, upholding a ban on gun ownership for that category of person.
Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Elena Kagan co-authored a concurring opinion stating they would have preferred an even narrower ruling than the majority opinion written by Justice Gorsuch.
According to Louis Michael Seidman, the current ideological division on the Supreme Court mirrors the political parties of the appointing presidents for the first time in generations, leading to a significant decline in public regard for the institution.
Washington D.C. and 16 states prohibit gun possession by habitual drug users, while an additional 22 states restrict their right to carry a weapon in public.
The Supreme Court's ruling on marijuana users and gun rights did not address the constitutionality of prohibiting gun ownership for individuals addicted to illegal drugs.
Citizens from Cape Verde and 49 other countries are subject to a $15,000 fee to obtain U.S. visas as a result of a policy implemented during the Trump administration.