Punch and Jurists

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) by To understand this decision, one needs to know why and how the Federal criminal extortion statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (which is commonly known as the Hobbs …

Smith v. Hickenlooper, No. 15-cv-00462-WYD-NYW (D.Colo.) (164 F.Supp.3d 1286) (February 26, 2016) (Judge Wiley Daniel) by Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some form; and that number will soon grow to 29, after three more states recently passed measures permitting the use of …

U.S. v. Wilson, No. 11-915 (2nd Cir.) (699 F.3d 235) (October 25, 2012) (Judge Rosemary S. Pooler) by In government's appeal of the lower court's order suppressing evidence of marijuana found following the stop and subsequent search of defendant's vehicle by two tribal police officers, one of whom was cross-designated …