A victory for the defendant in United States v. Hemani, but little guidance for the lower courts (opens in new tab)

Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff\. Last week, the Supreme Court decided the case of United States v\. Hemani in the defendant’s favor\. The government had prosecuted Ali Hemani under 18 U\.S\.C\. § 922\(g\)\(3\) – which makes it a felony for an “unlawful user” of a controlled substance to possess a firearm – on the ground that he smoked marijuana about every other day\. ...