Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Gill, No. 12-2207-cr (2nd Cir.) (748 F.3d 491) (May 7, 2014) (Judge Robert A. Katzmann) by [Editor's Note: For a commentary on this decision, see "Circuit Issues Important New Decision on Availability of Relief from Deportation," by Edqard Zas, as posted on the Second Circuit Blog on May …

Judulang v. Holder, No. 10-694 (U.S. Supreme Court) (565 U.S. 42; 132 S.Ct. 476) (December 12, 2011) (Justice Kagan) by In this unusually arcane immigration case, the Supreme Court addressed the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) complex policy for deciding when resident aliens may apply to the Attorney General for …

Blake v. Carbone, No. 05-2988-ag(L) (2nd Cir.) (489 F.3d 88) (June 1, 2007) (Judge Richard C. Wesley) by Petitions for review of orders holding deportees ineligible for relief under former section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act because their aggravated felony ground of deportation lacked a counterpart ground of …