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Sekhar v. U.S., No. 12-357 (U.S. Supreme Court) (570 U.S. 729; 133 S.Ct. 2720) (June 26, 2013) (Justice Scalia)

Loaded on July 15, 2013 published in Punch and Jurists July 15, 2013
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Extorted Property.

This case represents another example of Federal prosecutors seeking to push a criminal statute beyond the limits of its language to reach conduct that Congress never contemplated. The statute at issue was the much used Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, which is entitled: “Interference with commerce by threats or ...

 

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  6. U.S. v. Galpin, No. 11-4808-cr (2nd Cir.) (720 F.3d 436) (June 25, 2013) (Judge Laura Taylor Swain)

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