By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court in a pair of new rulings has further expanded the Constitution's Second Amendment right "to keep and bear arms," as the justices consider whether to take up additional gun rights cases for their next term.

The court will hear arguments in the Second Amendment case in the term that starts in October, with a decision expected by July 2027.

Just over a year later, Kavanaugh’s prediction came to fruition. In a brief order on Tuesday, the justices agreed to take up both an Illinois man’s challenge to Cook County’s ban on semiautomatic rifles and a challenge by gun owners and gun-rights groups to a similar law in Connecticut. The cases will be argued together, most likely in the fall.

The Department of Justice warned California it would file a lawsuit if it enforced the state's "Glock ban," arguing the law violates Second Amendment rights to bear arms.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the government can’t automatically take away someone’s right to own a gun just because they use cannabis, with advocates for cannabis reform calling this a big win.

After a counterprotester was killed at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, many members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) condemned its Virginia chapter for defending the First Amendment rights of the white supremacists who ...

"You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple.” — FBI Director Kash Patel Yes, director, I certainly can. Get a pocket Constitution, it’s cheap and a pretty quick read. It is also ...

The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the constitutional rights of cannabis consumers to legally possess firearms.