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Lopez v. Gonzales, No. 05-547 (U.S. Supreme Court) (549 U.S. 47; 127 S.Ct. 625) (December 5, 2006) (Justice Souter)

Loaded on Nov. 1, 2006 published in Punch and Jurists November 13, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Aggravated Felonies.

The Court held that, at least for the purposes of determining whether a crime constitutes an “aggravated felony” under the INA, a state offense constitutes such a felony only if it proscribes conduct punishable as a felony under that federal law.

In this 8 to 1 ruling (Justice Thomas was ...

 

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