Supreme Court Quiet on New Rulings as Gun Rights and Immigration Cases Linger in Focus

The US Supreme Court has seen limited activity in the past three days, with no major new decisions or oral arguments reported. Recent focus lingers on ongoing cases from early March, including oral arguments held last week in United States v. Hemani, where justices appeared skeptical of a federal gun ban applying to occasional marijuana users under the Second Amendment, potentially favoring a prisoner-friendly outcome alongside another unreported case. Politico notes the Court's wrestling with these gun restrictions for drug users during the March 2 arguments.

In immigration, SCOTUS recently set a high bar for overturning asylum persecution rulings, requiring courts to defer to immigration agencies' substantial evidence reviews, as affirmed in a 1st Circuit appeal involving credible testimony but insufficient proof of past or future harm under the INA. Mass Lawyers Weekly highlights this deference standard.

Broader context includes the Court's conservative majority backing Trump-era actions in emergency cases, such as weakening federal judge oversight, per Investing.com analysis, though no fresh rulings emerged. No emergency docket items, cert grants, or opinions were issued over the weekend into Monday.

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