Ali Danial Hemani was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2023 under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), which prohibits "an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance" from possessing firearms (Supreme Court - US v. Hemani, see page 5A, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3)). The district court and Fifth Circuit found for Hemani on his "as applied" challenge, and the US appealed to the Supreme Court (Mandelbaum Barrett PC, Duke Center for Firearms Law, Gun Owners of America, SCOTUSblog). The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its decision in its 2025 term, but if it does not, the question will close as "No." If the Court decides this case without addressing this question's particular issue or issues of law, the question will close as "No." A decision that the statute in question facially violates the Second Amendment will count.

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