Punch and Jurists

Sekhar v. U.S., No. 12-357 (U.S. Supreme Court) (570 U.S. 729; 133 S.Ct. 2720) (June 26, 2013) (Justice Scalia) by This case represents another example of Federal prosecutors seeking to push a criminal statute beyond the limits of its language to reach conduct that Congress never contemplated. The statute at …

Nijhawan v. Holder, No. 08-495 (U.S. Supreme Court) (557 U.S. 29; 129 S.Ct. 2294) (June 15, 2009) (Judge Charles R. Breyer) by Here a uninamous Court held that to convict for an "aggravated felony” that involves fraud or deceit in which the loss to the victims exceeds $10,000, the jury …