Search | Punch and Jurists

Reyes v. Sessions, No. 17-1643 (JDB) (D.D.C.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (September 28, 2018) (Judge John D. Bates)

Article • September 24, 2018 • from P&J September, 2018

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Prohibited Persons

Reyes v. Sessions, No. 17-1643 (JDB) (D.D.C.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (September 28, 2018) (Judge John D. Bates) by

In the Matter of Immigration Petitions, No. 12-4096 (2nd Cir.) (702 F.3d 160) (October 16, 2012) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs)

Article • December 1, 2013

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

In the Matter of Immigration Petitions, No. 12-4096 (2nd Cir.) (702 F.3d 160) (October 16, 2012) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs) by In light of the numerous immigration cases in the 2nd Circuit Court that are actually or potentially subject to a future decision by the Government as to whether it …

U.S. v. Morrison, No. 10-1926(L) (2nd Cir.) (686 F.3d 94) (July 16, 2012) (Judge Guido Calabresi)

Article • December 1, 2012

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Vagueness/Overbreadth

U.S. v. Morrison, No. 10-1926(L) (2nd Cir.) (686 F.3d 94) (July 16, 2012) (Judge Guido Calabresi) by District court's order vacating the defendant's conviction for conspiracy in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO), the federal Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act (CCTA), and New York Tax Law section …

Reynolds v. Barrett, No. 10-4208-pr (2nd Cir.) (685 F.3d 193) (July 11, 2012) (Judge Richard C. Wesley)

Article • December 1, 2012

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

Reynolds v. Barrett, No. 10-4208-pr (2nd Cir.) (685 F.3d 193) (July 11, 2012) (Judge Richard C. Wesley) by In a suit against individual state officials brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for intentional racial discrimination at Elmira Correctional Facility, the district court's order granting summary judgment to defendants on …

Esmail v. Obama, No. 10-5282 (D.C. Cir.) (639 F.3d 1075) (April 8, 2011) (Per Curiam)

Article • May 2, 2011 • from P&J May, 2011

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

Esmail v. Obama, No. 10-5282 (D.C. Cir.) (639 F.3d 1075) (April 8, 2011) (Per Curiam) by For a commentary on this decision, see "A judge blasts the Court: A senior federal Circuit judge bitterly assails the Supreme Court for its 2008 ruling in a major Guantanamo case, and suggests the …

ACORN v. U.S., No. 09-cv-4888 (NG) (E.D.N.Y.) (662 F.Supp.2d 285) (December 11, 2009) (Judge Nina Gershon)

Article • January 11, 2010 • from P&J January, 2010

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Bill of Attainder

ACORN v. U.S., No. 09-cv-4888 (NG) (E.D.N.Y.) (662 F.Supp.2d 285) (December 11, 2009) (Judge Nina Gershon) by During the last Presidential election, it sometimes seemed as if politicians had adopted a dramatic new and universal campaign tactic. Instead of equating themselves at every opportunity with the past standbys of apple …

U.S. v. Battista, No. 08-3750-cr (2nd Cir.) (575 F.3d 226) (August 6, 2009) (Judge Richard C. Wesley)

Article • September 1, 2009 • from P&J September, 2009

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

U.S. v. Battista, No. 08-3750-cr (2nd Cir.) (575 F.3d 226) (August 6, 2009) (Judge Richard C. Wesley) by In a case arising from the NBA gambling scandal involving former referee Tim Donaghy, judgment ordering defendant to pay restitution to the NBA under the Victim and Witness Protection Act is affirmed …

Haywood v. Drown, No. 07-10374 (U.S. Supreme Court) (556 U.S. 729; 129 S.Ct. 2108) (May 26, 2009) (Justice Stevens)

Article • April 1, 2009 • from P&J May, 2009

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Supremacy Clause

Haywood v. Drown, No. 07-10374 (U.S. Supreme Court) (556 U.S. 729; 129 S.Ct. 2108) (May 26, 2009) (Justice Stevens) by Motivated by the belief that damages suits filed by prisoners against state correction officers were largely frivolous and vexatious, New York State passed Correction Law § 24 (herein “CL§24"), which …

Arriaga v. Mukasey, No. 07-1148-ag (2nd Cir.) (521 F.3d 219) (March 27, 2008) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs)

Article • December 1, 2008 • from P&J December, 2008

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

Arriaga v. Mukasey, No. 07-1148-ag (2nd Cir.) (521 F.3d 219) (March 27, 2008) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs) by Petition for review of BIA's final order of removal on the basis of petitioner's conviction for the offense of stalking is denied where the stalking provision of the removal statute (18 U.S.C. …

U.S. v. Fell, No. 06-2882-cr (2nd Cir.) (531 F.3d 197) (June 27, 2008) (Judge Barrington D. Jr. Parker)

Article • August 1, 2008 • from P&J August, 2008

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Federal Death Penalty Act

U.S. v. Fell, No. 06-2882-cr (2nd Cir.) (531 F.3d 197) (June 27, 2008) (Judge Barrington D. Jr. Parker) by [Editor's Note: For a commentary about this decision, see "Lethal Rejection," by Steve Statsinger, as posted on the Second Circuit Blog on July 13, 2008 at http://circuit2.blogspot.com/2008/07/lethal-rejection.html as follows: "Donald Fell …

U.S. v. Campa, No. 01-17176 (11th Cir.) (529 F.3d 980) (June 4, 2008) (Judge William H. Jr. Pryor)

Article • July 1, 2008 • from P&J July, 2008

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Espionage

U.S. v. Campa, No. 01-17176 (11th Cir.) (529 F.3d 980) (June 4, 2008) (Judge William H. Jr. Pryor) by Convicted of espionage and conspiracy to murder Cuban exiles under 18 U.S.C. §§ 794(c), 951, 1117, several defendants appealed their convictions from the United States District Court for the Southern District …

A.C.L.U. v. Mukasey, No. 07-2539 (3rd Cir.) (534 F.3d 181) (July 22, 2008) (Judge Morton I. Greenberg)

Article • June 1, 2008 • from P&J June, 2008

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

A.C.L.U. v. Mukasey, No. 07-2539 (3rd Cir.) (534 F.3d 181) (July 22, 2008) (Judge Morton I. Greenberg) by For more than a decade, Congress and the courts have been battling over the permissible boundaries of legislation designed to outlaw child pornography on the Internet. The latest battle lines can trace …

In Re Motion For Release of Court Records, No. Misc. 07-01 (F.I.S.C.) (526 F.Supp.2d 484) (December 11, 2007) (Judge John D. Bates)

Article • February 1, 2008 • from P&J March, 2008

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

In Re Motion For Release of Court Records, No. Misc. 07-01 (F.I.S.C.) (526 F.Supp.2d 484) (December 11, 2007) (Judge John D. Bates) by In this case, the ACLU sought release of what it identifies as court orders and government pleadings regarding a program of surveillance of suspected international terrorists by …

U.S. v. Wilson, No. 04-CR-1016 (NGG) (E.D.N.Y.) (493 F.Supp.2d 526) (January 29, 2007) (Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis)

Article • August 1, 2007 • from P&J August, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Federal Death Penalty Act

U.S. v. Wilson, No. 04-CR-1016 (NGG) (E.D.N.Y.) (493 F.Supp.2d 526) (January 29, 2007) (Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis) by U.S. v. Wilson, 483 F.Supp.2d 348 to 537 (E.D.N.Y. June 8, 2006 thru June 12, 2007) (Judge Garaufis) (Docket No. 04-CR-1016 (NGG)) [26 separate rulings] In a series of 26 separate rulings …

U.S. v. Sampson, No. 04-6001 (1st Cir.) (497 F.3d 55) (July 27, 2007) (Per Curiam)

Article • July 1, 2007 • from P&J July, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Federal Death Penalty Act

U.S. v. Sampson, No. 04-6001 (1st Cir.) (497 F.3d 55) (July 27, 2007) (Per Curiam) by

U.S. v. Sampson, No. 04-6001 (1st Cir.) (486 F.3d 13) (May 7, 2007) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)

Article • April 1, 2007 • from P&J April, 2007

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Federal Death Penalty Act

U.S. v. Sampson, No. 04-6001 (1st Cir.) (486 F.3d 13) (May 7, 2007) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by Here the Court rejected a series of constitutional challenges to the Federal Death Penalty Act (18 U.S.C. § 3591 et seq.); and, for the first time in its history, approved the imposition …

Ashcroft v. A.C.L.U., No. 03-218 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 656; 124 S.Ct. 2783) (June 29, 2004) (Justice Kennedy)

Article • March 23, 2007

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

Ashcroft v. A.C.L.U., No. 03-218 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 656; 124 S.Ct. 2783) (June 29, 2004) (Justice Kennedy) by For the second time in two years (and the third time since 1997), the Supreme Court has refused, on First Amendment grounds, to approve a Congressional effort to restrict minors’ …

U.S. v. Wen, No. 06-1385 (7th Cir.) (477 F.3d 896) (February 21, 2007) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)

Article • March 1, 2007 • from P&J April, 2007

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

U.S. v. Wen, No. 06-1385 (7th Cir.) (477 F.3d 896) (February 21, 2007) (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. …

Memije v. Gonzales, No. 06-71282 (9th Cir.) (481 F.3d 1163) (March 26, 2007) (Per Curiam)

Article • March 1, 2007 • from P&J March, 2007

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

Memije v. Gonzales, No. 06-71282 (9th Cir.) (481 F.3d 1163) (March 26, 2007) (Per Curiam) by Last summer, in Memije v. Gonzales, 187 Fed. Appx. 775 (9th Cir. July 3, 2006) (“Memije I”), a panel from the Ninth Circuit rejected an appeal by two Mexican immigrants, a husband and wide, …

A.C.L.U. v. Gonzales, No. 98-5591 (E.D.Pa.) (478 F.Supp.2d 775) (March 22, 2007) (Judge Lowell A. Jr. Reed)

Article • February 1, 2007 • from P&J February, 2007

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

A.C.L.U. v. Gonzales, No. 98-5591 (E.D.Pa.) (478 F.Supp.2d 775) (March 22, 2007) (Judge Lowell A. Jr. Reed) by Here the Court held that the Child Online Protection Act ("COPA"), 47 U.S.C. § 231, facially violates the First and Fifth Amendments of the Constitution and permanently enjoined the Attorney General from …