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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the U.S. government cannot categorically bar marijuana users from possessing firearms.
Federal Judge Leonie Brinkema issued an injunction indefinitely blocking the Trump administration from creating a $1.8 billion fund for alleged victims of political weaponization.
The Department of Justice refused to submit sworn statements signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant confirming that the 'anti-weaponization fund' would not proceed.
A settlement related to the 'anti-weaponization fund' reportedly bars the IRS from ever auditing Donald Trump, his family, and his businesses.
The Supreme Court's decision on gun rights for marijuana users was based on the federal ban lacking the historical pedigree of analogous restrictions required by recent Second Amendment jurisprudence.
Louis Michael Seidman believes the Supreme Court's methodology of using 18th-century analogues to decide modern gun control cases is flawed and leads to 'bizarre sorts of historical inquiries'.
The Supreme Court's ruling on gun ownership for marijuana users did not address the constitutionality of prohibiting gun ownership for individuals addicted to illegal drugs.
The 'anti-weaponization fund' was created to settle a $10 billion lawsuit by President Trump against the IRS for leaking his tax returns, as well as two other administrative claims.
Amy Powell believes the document waiving IRS audits for Donald Trump and his family is not a legitimate part of the settlement because it was published separately and not signed by the Treasury Department.
A federal judge in Miami is re-examining the 'anti-weaponization fund' settlement after nearly three dozen retired federal judges called it a 'fraud on the court'.
The Department of Justice made separate $1.25 million settlements in lawsuits filed by Michael Flynn and Carter Page.
The Department of Justice agreed to pay $4 million to FBI employees who claimed political retaliation under the Biden administration.