The Pressing Need for Meaningful Prosecutorial Accountability
From the Cato Institute here.
In Fight Against Violent Crime, Justice Dept. Targets Low-Level Gun Offenders
Noteworthy New York Times article.
Magistrate Duty – Week of 05/07/2018
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Sessions v. Dimaya (April 17, 2018)
Relying on Johnson, the court, in an opinion by Justice Elena Kagan, joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and, in large part, Neil Gorsuch, affirmed the 9th Circuit’s ruling that Section 16(b) is unconstitutionally vague. The court began by noting that to determine whether a person’s conduct falls within the ambit of [...]
United States v. Whitman, No. 15-14846 (Apr. 24, 2018)
In United States v. Whitman, No. 15-14846 (Apr. 24, 2018) (William Pryor, Julie Carnes, Antoon), the Court upheld convictions and sentences for bribery, wire fraud, theft, and obstruction stemming the fraudulent procurement of government contracts. One defendant challenged his bribery conviction on the ground that the court erred by failing to instruct the jury that [...]