Drug-User Gun Ban Set for US Supreme Court Argument in March

The US Supreme Court will hear argument in March over whether the Second Amendment allows a federal law banning firearm possession by drug users.

United States v. Hemani tops the latest calendar of cases scheduled for argument that was released on Friday. As of now, the justices will hear only seven disputes between Feb. 23 and March 4.

Hemani will be heard March 2 and puts the Trump administration in the unusual position of advocating against gun rights. The US solicitor general argues there are “compelling legal and historical reasons” to uphold the law, which the US Court of Appeals ...