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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST<\/strong><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014\u00a0The Supreme Court\u00a0sided Thursday with a Texas marijuana user who wants to legally own a gun, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.<\/p>\n

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The justices, in a unanimous decision, sided with\u00a0Ali Danial Hemani, who argued that a law barring guns from anyone who uses drugs illegally violates the Second Amendment. Hemani wasn\u2019t charged with any other crimes or accused of using the weapon under the influence.<\/p>\n

The decision is a loss for President Donald Trump\u2019s Republican administration, which had defended the 1968 law despite arguing against other gun restrictions. The measure was also used in\u00a0a case against Hunter Biden, who was convicted in Wilmington, Delaware, of buying a gun while addicted to cocaine in 2018. He was later\u00a0pardoned by his father, then-President Joe Biden, a Democrat.<\/p>\n

The opinion is the latest in a series of firearm cases to reach the Supreme Court since\u00a0a landmark ruling expanding gun rights\u00a0in 2022 led to a wave of challenges around the country.<\/p>\n

Since then, the high court has upheld a law aimed at protecting victims of\u00a0domestic violence\u00a0and strict regulations on\u00a0ghost gun\u00a0kits but has struck down a ban on\u00a0bump stocks, an accessory that enables rapid fire. The justices considered two firearm cases this term alone.<\/p>\n

The legality and use of cannabis, meanwhile, has also shifted significantly in recent years. More than half of U.S. states have now legalized it broadly, and it\u2019s gained widespread use for health purposes.<\/p>\n

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Recreational use remains illegal on a federal level, however, even after the Trump administration\u00a0reclassified medical marijuana\u00a0as a less-dangerous drug in April.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s rare to see standalone criminal charges filed against people accused of owning guns and using drugs. The charge is more often filed against people also accused of other crimes.<\/p>\n

The case made for some unusual political alliances. The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Rifle Association both supported Hemani\u2019s case, as did cannabis legalization groups like NORML. On the other side were gun safety groups like Everytown that usually oppose the Trump administration on Second Amendment issues.<\/p>\n

Follow the AP\u2019s coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court at https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/us-supreme-court.<\/em><\/p>\n

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