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U.S. v. Madera, No. 6:06-cr-202-GKS (M.D.Fla.) (474 F.Supp.2d 1257) (January 16, 2007) (Judge G. Kendall Sharp)

Article • December 1, 2006 • from P&J December, 2006

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Adam Walsh Child Protection Safety Act

U.S. v. Madera, No. 6:06-cr-202-GKS (M.D.Fla.) (474 F.Supp.2d 1257) (January 16, 2007) (Judge G. Kendall Sharp) by In this case, Judge Sharp addressed - and quickly rejected - a series of constitutional challenges to the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (“CPSA”), another of those election-year, patchwork …

U.S. v. Wen, No. 06-1385 (7th Cir.) (471 F.3d 777) (December 14, 2006) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)

Article • November 1, 2006 • from P&J November, 2006

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)

U.S. v. Wen, No. 06-1385 (7th Cir.) (471 F.3d 777) (December 14, 2006) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook) by In this case, a panel from the Seventh Circuit unanimously rejected the defendant’s argument that evidence gathered under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ("FISA") cannot be used in domestic criminal investigations or prosecutions. …

Chan v. Gantner, No. 05-4573-cv (2nd Cir.) (464 F.3d 289) (September 20, 2006) (Per Curiam)

Article • October 1, 2006 • from P&J October, 2006

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Deportation/Removal/Exclusion

Chan v. Gantner, No. 05-4573-cv (2nd Cir.) (464 F.3d 289) (September 20, 2006) (Per Curiam) by Summary judgment for defendants, and denial of plaintiff's application for naturalization based on a 1993 conviction to smuggle aliens, are affirmed as: 1) the amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act that expanded the …

Doe v. Pataki, No. 96 Civ. 1657(DC) (S.D.N.Y.) (427 F.Supp.2d 398) (April 12, 2006) (Judge Denny Chin)

Article • June 1, 2006 • from P&J June, 2006

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Megan's Laws

Doe v. Pataki, No. 96 Civ. 1657(DC) (S.D.N.Y.) (427 F.Supp.2d 398) (April 12, 2006) (Judge Denny Chin) by Plaintiffs, a class of convicted sex offenders, sued defendants, the governor of New York, and other state officials, challenging New York's Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA). Seventeen months after the parties entered …

U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (446 F.3d 915) (April 17, 2006) (Per Curiam)

Article • March 1, 2006 • from P&J March, 2006

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terrorist Designation/Terrorism Label

U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (446 F.3d 915) (April 17, 2006) (Per Curiam) by In U.S. v. Rahmani, 209 F.Supp.2d 1045 (C.D.Cal. 2002) (P&J, 06/17/02), Judge Takasugi of the C.D.Cal. dismissed an indictment filed against seven defendants, which charged them with conspiracy and 58 substantive counts of providing …

Nadarajah v. Gonzales, No. 05-56759 (9th Cir.) (443 F.3d 1069) (March 17, 2006) (Judge Sidney R. Thomas)

Article • February 1, 2006 • from P&J March, 2006

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terrorist Designation/Terrorism Label

Nadarajah v. Gonzales, No. 05-56759 (9th Cir.) (443 F.3d 1069) (March 17, 2006) (Judge Sidney R. Thomas) by This case is another chilling example of the rampant nature of executive detention in America. Ahilan Nadarajah, is a 25 year-old citizen of Sri Lanka and a member of that country’s Tamil …

U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (426 F.3d 1150) (October 20, 2005) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld)

Article • October 1, 2005 • from P&J October, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terrorist Designation/Terrorism Label

U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (426 F.3d 1150) (October 20, 2005) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld) by Reversing a prior ruling by Judge Takasugi of the C.D.Cal., the Court upheld the constitutionality of two key provisions of the terrorist designation statutes, 8 USC § 1189 and 18 USC § …

U.S. v. Salerno, No. 86-87 (U.S. Supreme Court) (481 U.S. 739; 107 S.Ct. 2095) (May 26, 1987) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • September 21, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Pretrial Detention and Detainees

U.S. v. Salerno, No. 86-87 (U.S. Supreme Court) (481 U.S. 739; 107 S.Ct. 2095) (May 26, 1987) (Justice Rehnquist) by Here the Court rejected constitutional challenges to the Bail Reform Act, although it did agree that when the Government acts to deprive a person of life, liberty or property without …

Heller v. Doe, No. 92-351 (U.S. Supreme Court) (509 U.S. 312; 113 S.Ct. 2637) (June 24, 1993) (Justice Kennedy)

Article • September 10, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Equal Protection Clause/Claims

Heller v. Doe, No. 92-351 (U.S. Supreme Court) (509 U.S. 312; 113 S.Ct. 2637) (June 24, 1993) (Justice Kennedy) by Here the Court held that classifications neither involving fundamental rights nor proceeding along suspect lines do not run afoul of the Equal Protection Clause so long as there is a …

U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (412 F.3d 1071) (June 17, 2005) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld)

Article • August 1, 2005 • from P&J December, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terrorist Designation/Terrorism Label

U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (412 F.3d 1071) (June 17, 2005) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld) by The United States District Court for the Central District of California dismissed an indictment charging defendants with knowingly and willfully conspiring to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization in violation …

Roaden v. Kentucky, No. 71-1134 (U.S. Supreme Court) (413 U.S. 496; 93 S.Ct. 2796) (June 25, 1973) (Justice Burger)

Article • July 30, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Pornography/Pornography Laws

Roaden v. Kentucky, No. 71-1134 (U.S. Supreme Court) (413 U.S. 496; 93 S.Ct. 2796) (June 25, 1973) (Justice Burger) by The question presented in this case was whether the seizure of allegedly obscene material, contemporaneous with and as an incident to an arrest for the public exhibition of such material …

U.S. v. Fell, No. 2:01-CR-12-01 (D.Vt.) (372 F.Supp.2d 753) (April 7, 2005) (Judge William K. III Sessions)

Article • July 1, 2005 • from P&J July, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Federal Death Penalty Act

U.S. v. Fell, No. 2:01-CR-12-01 (D.Vt.) (372 F.Supp.2d 753) (April 7, 2005) (Judge William K. III Sessions) by

Doe v. Moore, No. 04-10279 (11th Cir.) (410 F.3d 1337) (June 6, 2005) (Judge Stanley F. Jr. Birch)

Article • May 1, 2005 • from P&J May, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Megan's Laws

Doe v. Moore, No. 04-10279 (11th Cir.) (410 F.3d 1337) (June 6, 2005) (Judge Stanley F. Jr. Birch) by Here the Court rejected a broad series of constitutional challenges to Florida’s Sex Offender Registration/Notification statutes and its DNA Collection statutes, stating that any liberty interest rights they affected were not …

Doe v. Miller, No. 04-1568 (8th Cir.) (405 F.3d 700) (April 29, 2005) (Judge Steven M. Colloton)

Article • April 1, 2005 • from P&J April, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Megan's Laws

Doe v. Miller, No. 04-1568 (8th Cir.) (405 F.3d 700) (April 29, 2005) (Judge Steven M. Colloton) by The leper colonies are back! To deal with convicted sex offenders who are released from prison, a growing number of states have been seizing on a legislative fix that severely restricts the …

U.S. v. Martignon, No. 03 Cr. 1287(HB) (S.D.N.Y.) (346 F.Supp.2d 413) (September 24, 2004) (Judge Harold Jr. Baer)

Article • January 1, 2005 • from P&J January, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Copyrights and Intellectual Property

U.S. v. Martignon, No. 03 Cr. 1287(HB) (S.D.N.Y.) (346 F.Supp.2d 413) (September 24, 2004) (Judge Harold Jr. Baer) by The defendant, Jean Martignon, was arrested and indicted for violating the federal anti-bootlegging statute (18 U.S.C. § 2319A), by selling “unauthorized recordings of live performances by certain musical artists through his …

U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (392 F.3d 1031) (December 20, 2004) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld)

Article • December 1, 2004 • from P&J December, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terrorist Designation/Terrorism Label

U.S. v. Afshari, No. 02-50355 (9th Cir.) (392 F.3d 1031) (December 20, 2004) (Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld) by Reversing a lower court decision, the panel upheld a critical provision of the antiterrorism laws that permit the Government to designate organizations as "foreign terrorist organizations" without giving advance notice and an …

Doe v. Miller, No. 3:03-cv-90067 (S.D.Iowa) (298 F.Supp.2d 844) (February 9, 2004) (Judge Robert W. Pratt)

Article • December 1, 2004 • from P&J December, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Megan's Laws

Doe v. Miller, No. 3:03-cv-90067 (S.D.Iowa) (298 F.Supp.2d 844) (February 9, 2004) (Judge Robert W. Pratt) by Plaintiffs, a class of sexual offenders, sued defendants, the Iowa Attorney General and all of Iowa's County Attorneys, asking the court to declare Iowa Code § 692A.2A (the Act) unconstitutional on a number …

U.S. v. Hammoud, No. 03-4253 (4th Cir.) (381 F.3d 316) (September 8, 2004) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)

Article • August 1, 2004 • from P&J August, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terrorist Designation/Terrorism Label

U.S. v. Hammoud, No. 03-4253 (4th Cir.) (381 F.3d 316) (September 8, 2004) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins) by On a separate issue, the Court also upheld the constitutional validity of a key provision of the antiterrorism laws - namely, 18 U.S.C. § 1189(a)(1). Under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, it …

U.S. v. Bedonie, No. 2:02-CR-00690-PGC (D.Utah) (317 F.Supp.2d 1285) (May 11, 2004) (Judge Paul G. Cassell)

Article • July 1, 2004 • from P&J July, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA)

U.S. v. Bedonie, No. 2:02-CR-00690-PGC (D.Utah) (317 F.Supp.2d 1285) (May 11, 2004) (Judge Paul G. Cassell) by In this major review and interpretation of the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act, Judge Cassell ordered two defendants, convicted of involuntary and voluntary manslaughter, to pay restitution to the families of their victims. The …

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, No. 03-6696 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 507; 124 S.Ct. 2633) (June 28, 2004) (Justice O'Connor)

Article • June 1, 2004 • from P&J June, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Terrorist Designation/Terrorism Label

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, No. 03-6696 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 507; 124 S.Ct. 2633) (June 28, 2004) (Justice O'Connor) by There were, essentially, two issues before the Supreme Court in this case: (a) the legality of the Government’s detention of Yaser Esam Hamdi, an American citizen, on United States soil …