Lee v. U.S., No. 16-327 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1958) (June 23, 2017) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
Loaded on June 26, 2017
published in Punch and Jurists
June 26, 2017
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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
In a rare showing of judicial sympathy for an immigrant about to be deported, the Court latched on to a somewhat strained reading of the Strickland prejudice standard as the basis for granting relief to the petitioner in this case, and giving him a second chance to fight his drug ...
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- Kokesh v. S.E.C., No. 16-529 (U.S. Supreme Court) (581 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1635) (June 5, 2017) (Justice Sotomayor)
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- Buck v. Davis, No. 15-8049 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 759) (February 22, 2017) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
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