A Review of Ninth Circuit and BIA Decisions by Merle D. Kahn, Esq.
The Supreme Court issued its first and only crim/imm opinion of the term. It was a day of excitement and sadness for crim/imm fanatics (such as me) because who doesn’t love a good crim/imm case? I mean do Supreme Court Continue reading THE SUPREME COURT’S SOLE CRIM/IMM DECISION FOR THE 2023 TERM: OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND “OBSTRUCTION-ADJACENT” CONVICTIONS
Weekly Blog for 5.10.19 Part II by Merle Kahn, Esq. The Ninth Circuit issued (what I believe is its first decision) on the effect of California Proposition 64 (the legalization of cannabis in the State of California). It was not Continue reading The Ninth Circuit Takes a Stab at California’s Prop 64 – Legalizing Cannabis – And Further Defines Crimes of Violence
Weekly Blog for 4.12.19 by Merle Kahn, Esq. After nearly five months of silence the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued its first published decision this week. I was expecting a decision that would make me want to run to Continue reading THE BIA HOLDS THAT A FEDERAL CONVICTION FOR KIDNAPPING IS NOT AN AGGRAVATED FELONY UNDER THE INA