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Ocasio v. U.S., No. 14-361 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1423) (May 2, 2016) (Judge Samuel A. Jr. Alito)

Loaded on May 29, 2017 published in Punch and Jurists May 09, 2016
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Federal/State Jurisdictional Issues.

To understand this decision, one needs to know why and how the Federal criminal extortion statute, 18 U.S.C. ยง 1951 (which is commonly known as the Hobbs Act) has gradually morphed into a Federal criminal bribery statute as well. There are, and there have long been, well recognized distinctions between ...

 

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  1. Ocasio v. U.S., No. 14-361 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1423) (May 2, 2016) (Judge Samuel A. Jr. Alito)
  2. U.S. v. Maymi-Maysonet, No. 14-2183 (1st Cir.) (812 F.3d 233) (February 5, 2016) (Judge Michael Daly Hawkins)
  3. U.S. v. Sakoc, No. 2;13-CR-106 (D.Vt.) (115 F.Supp.3d 475) (June 30, 2016) (Judge William K. III Sessions)
  4. U.S. v. Abney, No. 14-3074 (D.C. Cir.) (812 F.3d 1079) (February 5, 2016) (Judge Judith W. Rogers)
  5. U.S. v. Buffis, No. Crim. No. 13-30028-MGM (D.Mass.) (2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162222) (April 20, 2016) (Judge Mark G. Mastroianni)
  6. U.S. v. Foster, No. 14-20323-CR (S.D.Fla.) (103 F.Supp.3d 1335) (April 16, 2015) (Judge Cecilia M Altonaga)
  7. U.S. v. Cortes-Medina, No. 14-1101 (1st Cir.) (819 F.3d 566) (May 12, 2016) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)

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