Recent Decisions
Borden v. United States (June 10, 2021)
Borden pleaded guilty as a felon-in-possession. The prosecution sought an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), which mandates a 15-year minimum sentence for persons found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm who have three or more prior convictions for a “violent felony....
Sanchez v. Mayorkas (June 7, 2021)
A Temporary Protected Status recipient who entered the United States unlawfully is not eligible under section 1255 for Lawful Permanent Resident status based on his TPS.
Van Buren v. United States (June 3, 2021)
Police officer did not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 when he used his access to a patrol car computer and to law enforcement databases to obtain license plate information in exchange for money.
Garland v. Dai (June 1, 2021)
Supreme Court rejects a Ninth Circuit rule that, without an explicit adverse credibility determination by an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals, a reviewing court must treat a petitioning alien’s testimony as credible and true.
United States v. Cooley (June 1, 2021)
Tribal police officers have the authority to detain temporarily and to search non-Indian persons traveling on public rights-of-way running through a reservation for potential violations of state or federal law.
Latest Supreme Court News
Supreme Court Limits Sweep of Law on Mandatory Minimum Sentences
The New York Times,
Violent felonies committed recklessly do not count in deciding whether 15-year terms are required under the Armed Career Criminal Act, the justices ruled.
Court limits definition of “violent felony” in federal gun-possession penalty
SCOTUSblog,
A fractured Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the scope of a key phrase in the Armed Career Criminal Act, ruling that crimes involving recklessness do not count as “violent felonies” for the purpose of triggering a key sentencing enhancement. Justice Elena Kagan announced the judgment... The post Court limits definition of “violent felony” in federal gun-possession penalty appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
The Complicated Impact the Pentagon Papers Had on Free Speech
The New York Times,
The Pentagon Papers decision, hailed as a flat-out free-speech victory, in reality had a more complicated effect.
We’re Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic, and We’re Braced for the Worst
The New York Times,
We’ve long needed federal intervention to protect abortion rights, but it’s never been more urgent.
The U.S. Supreme Court Takes a Step toward Defunding the Police
Justia's Verdict,
Cornell Law professor Sherry F. Colb comments on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Caniglia v. Strom, holding that police may not enter a private home to perform a “community caretaking” function without having a search warrant. Professor Colb suggests that by recognizing limits on the authority of law enforcement officers to enter a home without a warrant in these circumstances, the Court may be implicitly adopting the message of “defunding the police” by reallocating a non-police function to better-suited responders, such as social workers or mental health experts.
Public Information Officer Kathleen L. Arberg Retirement Announcement
Supreme Court of the United States,
The Court today announced that Kathleen L. Arberg, Public Information Officer of the Supreme Court of the United States, will retire on July 3 after serving 22 years as Public Information Officer and a total 40 years in the federal judiciary, 38 years spent at the Supreme Court. Ms. Arberg joined the Court in 1982 and served as an assistant PIO for 17 years before becoming the Public Information Officer in 1999. Ms. Arberg is the fifth person to serve as Public Information Officer since the...
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