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U.S. v. Faasse, No. 98-2337 (6th Cir.) (265 F.3d 475) (September 14, 2001) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)

Article • September 1, 2001 • from P&J September, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Child Support Recovery Act/Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act

U.S. v. Faasse, No. 98-2337 (6th Cir.) (265 F.3d 475) (September 14, 2001) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore) by Here, over the strong dissent of Judge Batchelder, the en banc Court reversed a prior panel's decision which held that certain portions of the Child Support Recovery Act (18 U.S.C. § 228) …

Doe I v. Otte, No. 99-35845 (9th Cir.) (259 F.3d 979) (August 8, 2001) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)

Article • September 1, 2001 • from P&J September, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Megan's Laws

Doe I v. Otte, No. 99-35845 (9th Cir.) (259 F.3d 979) (August 8, 2001) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt) by In this decision, the Ninth Circuit struck down Alaska’s version of “Megan’s Law” on narrow grounds, holding that a provision of the law requiring the posting of the sex offenders’ home and …

Hart v. Massanari, No. 99-56472 (9th Cir.) (266 F.3d 1155) (September 24, 2001) (Judge Alex Kozinski)

Article • September 1, 2001 • from P&J September, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Court Rules

Hart v. Massanari, No. 99-56472 (9th Cir.) (266 F.3d 1155) (September 24, 2001) (Judge Alex Kozinski) by In this lengthy decision, the Ninth Circuit has jumped into the long-simmering debate over the growing use of unpublished decisions by the courts - a topic that we have frequently addressed. (See “Unpublished …

U.S. v. Bautista, No. 00-3227 (7th Cir.) (258 F.3d 602) (July 12, 2001) (Judge Ann Claire Williams)

Article • July 1, 2001 • from P&J July, 2001

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

U.S. v. Bautista, No. 00-3227 (7th Cir.) (258 F.3d 602) (July 12, 2001) (Judge Ann Claire Williams) by The defendant in this case, a 26-year old resident alien, came to the U.S. from Peru at the age of 13. He pled guilty to one count of traveling in interstate commerce …

Rosenberg v. Fleuti, No. 248 (U.S. Supreme Court) (374 U.S. 449; 83 S.Ct. 1804) (June 17, 2063) (Justice Goldberg)

Article • April 10, 2001

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

Rosenberg v. Fleuti, No. 248 (U.S. Supreme Court) (374 U.S. 449; 83 S.Ct. 1804) (June 17, 2063) (Justice Goldberg) by In this case the Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether Fleuti's return to the United States from his afternoon trip to Ensenada, Mexico, in August 1956 constituted an "entry" …

Doe v. Otte, No. 99-35845 (9th Cir.) (248 F.3d 832) (April 9, 2001) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)

Article • March 1, 2001 • from P&J March, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Megan's Laws

Doe v. Otte, No. 99-35845 (9th Cir.) (248 F.3d 832) (April 9, 2001) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt) by Here the Court held that Alaska’s version of Megan’s Law, requiring registration of convicted sex offenders, violated the Ex Post Facto Clause; and it reviewed some of the legal and social issues raised …

U.S. v. Kallestad, No. 98-51089 (5th Cir.) (236 F.3d 225) (December 19, 2000) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham)

Article • February 1, 2001 • from P&J February, 2001

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Pornography/Pornography Laws

U.S. v. Kallestad, No. 98-51089 (5th Cir.) (236 F.3d 225) (December 19, 2000) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham) by This case involved a constitutional challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B), which prohibits the mere possession of sexually explicit depictions of minors if those depictions, or the materials used to produce them, …

Calcano-Martinez v. I.N.S., No. 98-4033 (2nd Cir.) (232 F.3d 328) (September 1, 2000) (Judge James L. Oakes)

Article • December 1, 2000 • from P&J December, 2000

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

Calcano-Martinez v. I.N.S., No. 98-4033 (2nd Cir.) (232 F.3d 328) (September 1, 2000) (Judge James L. Oakes) by St. Cyr v. I.N.S., 229 F.3d 406 (2nd Cir. 2000) (Judge Oakes) Calcano-Martinez v. I.N.S., 232 F.3d 328 (2nd Cir. 2000) (Judge Oakes) On January 12, 2001, the Supreme Court agreed to …

U.S. v. Faasse, No. 98-2337 (6th Cir.) (227 F.3d 660) (September 25, 2000) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder)

Article • November 1, 2000 • from P&J September, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Child Support Recovery Act/Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act

U.S. v. Faasse, No. 98-2337 (6th Cir.) (227 F.3d 660) (September 25, 2000) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder) by In this case, the Sixth Circuit departed company with most other Circuits that have ruled on the issue and held that Congress does not have the power under the Commerce Clause to …

St. Cyr v. I.N.S., No. 99-2614 (2nd Cir.) (229 F.3d 406) (September 1, 2000) (Judge James L. Oakes)

Article • November 1, 2000 • from P&J November, 2000

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

St. Cyr v. I.N.S., No. 99-2614 (2nd Cir.) (229 F.3d 406) (September 1, 2000) (Judge James L. Oakes) by St. Cyr v. I.N.S., 229 F.3d 406 (2nd Cir. 2000) (Judge Oakes) Calcano-Martinez v. I.N.S., 232 F.3d 328 (2nd Cir. 2000) (Judge Oakes) On January 12, 2001, the Supreme Court agreed …

U.S. v. Higareda-Ramirez, No. 99-00066 SOM (D.Hawai'I) (107 F.Supp.2d 1248) (July 26, 2000) (Judge Susan Oki Mollway)

Article • September 1, 2000 • from P&J September, 2000

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

U.S. v. Higareda-Ramirez, No. 99-00066 SOM (D.Hawai'I) (107 F.Supp.2d 1248) (July 26, 2000) (Judge Susan Oki Mollway) by The closing lines of the poem that is inscribed at the entrance to the pedestal of the Statute of Liberty in New York Harbor still says to the world: “Give me your …

Anastasoff v. U.S., No. 99-3917 EM (8th Cir.) (223 F.3d 898) (August 22, 2000) (Judge Richard S. Arnold)

Article • August 1, 2000 • from P&J August, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Court Rules

Anastasoff v. U.S., No. 99-3917 EM (8th Cir.) (223 F.3d 898) (August 22, 2000) (Judge Richard S. Arnold) by This decision from a panel of the Eighth Circuit dropped a bombshell - holding that court rules which declare that unpublished opinions cannot be used as precedent are unconstitutional - a …

A.C.L.U. v. Reno, No. 99-1324 (3rd Cir.) (217 F.3d 162) (June 22, 2000) (Judge Leonard I. Garth)

Article • August 1, 2000 • from P&J August, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Child Online Protection Act (COPA)

A.C.L.U. v. Reno, No. 99-1324 (3rd Cir.) (217 F.3d 162) (June 22, 2000) (Judge Leonard I. Garth) by Here the Court held that the Child Online Protection Act (47 U.S.C. § 231) (COPA) was unconstitutional because it calls for Internet content to be judged on "community standards" - a ruling …

Posters "N" Things, Ltd. v. U.S., No. 92-903 (U.S. Supreme Court) (511 U.S. 513; 114 S.Ct. 1747) (May 23, 1994) (Justice Blackmun)

Article • July 25, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Vagueness/Overbreadth

Posters "N" Things, Ltd. v. U.S., No. 92-903 (U.S. Supreme Court) (511 U.S. 513; 114 S.Ct. 1747) (May 23, 1994) (Justice Blackmun) by Here the Court held that the provisions of the drug paraphernalia statute (formerly 21 USC § 857, now 21 USC § 863) were not unconstitutionally vague despite …

Rewis v. U.S., No. 5343 (U.S. Supreme Court) (401 U.S. 808; 91 S.Ct. 1056) (April 5, 1971) (Justice Marshall)

Article • July 2, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Vagueness/Overbreadth

Rewis v. U.S., No. 5343 (U.S. Supreme Court) (401 U.S. 808; 91 S.Ct. 1056) (April 5, 1971) (Justice Marshall) by The defendants in this case were convicted of violating the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. 1952, which prohibits interstate travel in furtherance of certain criminal activity. Their convictions arose from a …

U.S. v. Search of Music City Marketing, Inc., No. 99-5260 (6th Cir.) (212 F.3d 920) (May 12, 2000) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy)

Article • July 1, 2000 • from P&J July, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Vagueness/Overbreadth

U.S. v. Search of Music City Marketing, Inc., No. 99-5260 (6th Cir.) (212 F.3d 920) (May 12, 2000) (Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy) by In this case, United States Customs Agents executed a warrant to search the premises of Music City Marketing ("Music City") for drug paraphernalia; seizing various merchandise that …

Kolender v. Lawson, No. 81-1320 (U.S. Supreme Court) (461 U.S. 352; 103 S.Ct. 2431) (May 2, 1983) (Justice O'Connor)

Article • June 23, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Vagueness/Overbreadth

Kolender v. Lawson, No. 81-1320 (U.S. Supreme Court) (461 U.S. 352; 103 S.Ct. 2431) (May 2, 1983) (Justice O'Connor) by In this case, the Court considered a challenge to a California statute that required requires persons who loiter or wander on the streets to identify themselves and to account for …

Washington v. Glucksberg, No. 96-110 (U.S. Supreme Court) (521 U.S. 702; 117 S.Ct. 2258) (June 26, 1997) (Justice Rehnquist)

Article • June 23, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Suicide/Assisted Suicide

Washington v. Glucksberg, No. 96-110 (U.S. Supreme Court) (521 U.S. 702; 117 S.Ct. 2258) (June 26, 1997) (Justice Rehnquist) by In this case the Court upheld the State of Washington's statutory ban on assisted suicide as not violative of a person's substantive due process rights. In arriving at its decision, …

U.S. v. Brown, No. 399 (U.S. Supreme Court) (381 U.S. 437; 85 S.Ct. 1707) (June 7, 2065) (Justice Warren)

Article • June 18, 2000

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Bill of Attainder

U.S. v. Brown, No. 399 (U.S. Supreme Court) (381 U.S. 437; 85 S.Ct. 1707) (June 7, 2065) (Justice Warren) by In this case the Court invalidated, as a bill of attainder, a law that made it a crime for members of the Communist party to serve as officers of labor …

U.S. v. Balsys, No. 97-873 (U.S. Supreme Court) (524 U.S. 666; 118 S.Ct. 2218) (June 25, 1998) (Justice Souter)

Article • May 15, 2000 • from P&J June, 1998

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

U.S. v. Balsys, No. 97-873 (U.S. Supreme Court) (524 U.S. 666; 118 S.Ct. 2218) (June 25, 1998) (Justice Souter) by Balsys was a resident alien living in New York, but was suspected of being a Nazi war criminal. When interrogated by U.S. officials concerning his Nazi ties, he invoked a …