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THE SUPREME COURT’S SOLE CRIM/IMM DECISION FOR THE 2023 TERM: OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND “OBSTRUCTION-ADJACENT” CONVICTIONS

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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→

DEATH THREATS ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR A WELL-FOUNDED FEAR OF PERSECUTION AND CALIFORNIA CHILD ABUSE MIGHT NOT BE CHILD ABUSE AFTER ALL

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Weekly Blog for March 22, 2019 Part II by Merle Kahn, Esq. This week the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Nielsen v. Preap regarding mandatory detention of noncitizens who have criminal convictions.  In a five to four decision Continue reading DEATH THREATS ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR A WELL-FOUNDED FEAR OF PERSECUTION AND CALIFORNIA CHILD ABUSE MIGHT NOT BE CHILD ABUSE AFTER ALL→