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June 28, 2019
Justices Agree To Decide If Determination Of “Serious Drug Offense” Under ACCA Requires Categorical Approach
June 28, 2019
Justices Grant Certiorari To Review Convictions In New Jersey Bridgegate Case Implicating Fraud Under 18 U.S.C. §§ 666 and 1349
June 27, 2019
Justices Decide That Supervised Release Revocation Procedures Used in Child Pornography Case Are Unconstitutional
June 27, 2019
Supreme Court Holds, When Police Have PC To Believe Unconscious Motorist Committed Drunk Driving Offense, Police May “Almost Always” Draw Blood Without A Warrant
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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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