The US Supreme Court will consider whether a law banning habitual illegal drug users from possessing guns violates the Constitution.
The Trump administration requested the review, after a lower federal court in Texas ruled for a man who was charged under the statute but argued it violated his Second Amendment right to possess a firearm.
The government is seeking to preserve the law and restore the charge, arguing it is necessary to prevent individuals who pose "unique dangers to society" from owning guns.
Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden was prosecuted and convicted for violating the same law in 2024. His father later pardoned him.
The case involves a man named Ali Hemani, an alleged regular marijuana user who federal authorities charged after finding his pistol during a raid of his home in Texas. He was prosecuted under a law that prohibits anyone who "is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled sub-stance" from having a gun.
