TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Aug 10, 2023

A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that a law prohibiting users of illegal drugs from owning firearms was unconstitutional, reports Reuters. Citing a landmark 2022 Supreme Court decision, the panel concluded that the original 1968 law violated the defendant's right to "keep and bear arms" under the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment.