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August 3, 2018
DC Circuit Holds Residual Clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) Unconstitutionally Vague Post Dimaya
July 2, 2018
Ninth Circuit Rejects Use Of Statements In Co-Conspirator’s Plea Agreement To Determine A Defendant’s Drug-Quantity Liability
July 2, 2018
Supreme Court Grants Certiorari In Double Jeopardy Case To Examine Convictions By “Separate Sovereigns”
June 25, 2018
Supreme Court Issues Fractured Decision On Double Jeopardy
June 19, 2018
Supreme Court Holds Plain Sentencing Guidelines Errors “Ordinarily” Justify Resentencing
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Sentencing Resources

Materials that will help you argue for the best sentence possible for your clients.

Immigration Consequences of Conviction

Important resources for representing noncitizens in any case.

Immigration and Offenses Involving Noncitizens

Defenses and sentencing arguments in illegal re-entry and illegal entry, harboring, smuggling, and transporting cases.

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