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Lozano v. City of Hazelton, No. 07-3531 (3rd Cir.) (620 F.3d 170) (September 9, 2010) (Judge Theodore A. McKee)

Article • September 20, 2010 • from P&J September, 2010

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Separation of Powers

Lozano v. City of Hazelton, No. 07-3531 (3rd Cir.) (620 F.3d 170) (September 9, 2010) (Judge Theodore A. McKee) by While this is not a criminal case, it is noted for its timely and comprehensive review of a topic affecting many illegal immigrants throughout the country - namely attempts by …

Plaut v. Spendthrift Farms, Inc., No. 93-1121 (U.S. Supreme Court) (514 U.S. 211; 115 S.Ct. 1447) (April 18, 1995) (Justice Scalia)

Article • October 4, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Final Judgments

Plaut v. Spendthrift Farms, Inc., No. 93-1121 (U.S. Supreme Court) (514 U.S. 211; 115 S.Ct. 1447) (April 18, 1995) (Justice Scalia) by In discussing legislative attempts to undo a court's final judgment, the Court first noted that its previous decisions had "uniformly provided fair warning that such an act exceeds …

U.S. v. Detwiler, No. CR. 03-372-PA (D.Or.) (338 F.Supp.2d 1166) (October 5, 2004) (Judge Owen M. Panner)

Article • September 1, 2004 • from P&J September, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Separation of Powers

U.S. v. Detwiler, No. CR. 03-372-PA (D.Or.) (338 F.Supp.2d 1166) (October 5, 2004) (Judge Owen M. Panner) by This provocative, must-read decision represents another of a series of recent major body-blows to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. It follows Judge Young’s recent scathing attack on the Federal sentencing system in U.S. …

U.S. v. Bolden, No. 02-6249 (10th Cir.) (353 F.3d 870) (December 24, 2003) (Judge Deanell R. Tacha)

Article • February 1, 2004 • from P&J February, 2004

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Separation of Powers

U.S. v. Bolden, No. 02-6249 (10th Cir.) (353 F.3d 870) (December 24, 2003) (Judge Deanell R. Tacha) by This case represents another example of a growing undercurrent of judicial discontent about the Government’s absolute and unreviewable power to decide whether a defendant qualifies for a sentence reduction under U.S.S.G. § …

U.S. v. Hilario, No. 00-1406 (1st Cir.) (218 F.3d 19) (July 17, 2000) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Appointments Clause

U.S. v. Hilario, No. 00-1406 (1st Cir.) (218 F.3d 19) (July 17, 2000) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by Here, predictably, the Court reversed the lower court's ruling that the temporary-but-endless "interim" appointment of the U.S. Attorney in Puerto Rico did not violate the Constitution or justify the dismissal of any …

U.S. v. Gross, No. 98-3829 (11th Cir.) (213 F.3d 599) (May 26, 2000) (Per Curiam)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Final Judgments

U.S. v. Gross, No. 98-3829 (11th Cir.) (213 F.3d 599) (May 26, 2000) (Per Curiam) by In this case, the Government obtained a preliminary order of forfeiture against real property on the grounds that it was property derived from or used to facilitate the commission of a drug offense in …

U.S. v. Torres-Rosa, No. 98-2250 (1st Cir.) (209 F.3d 4) (March 27, 2000) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Appointments Clause

U.S. v. Torres-Rosa, No. 98-2250 (1st Cir.) (209 F.3d 4) (March 27, 2000) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) by In the 3/20/00 issue of P&J, we noted two cases, U.S. v. Santana, 83 F.Supp.2d 224 (D.Puerto Rico 1999) and U.S. v. Peralta-Ramirez, 83 F.Supp.2d 263 (D.Puerto Rico 2000), in which defendants …

U.S. v. Ruiz Rijo, No. Crim. 99-118 PG (D.Puerto Rico) (87 F.Supp.2d 69) (February 17, 2000) (Judge Juan M. Perez-Gimenez)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Appointments Clause

U.S. v. Ruiz Rijo, No. Crim. 99-118 PG (D.Puerto Rico) (87 F.Supp.2d 69) (February 17, 2000) (Judge Juan M. Perez-Gimenez) by In this case the defendant challenged the constitutionality of the appointment of U.S. Attorney Gill, alleging that his continued intermin appointment was improper under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. …

U.S. v. Santana, No. Crim. 99-097 (D.Puerto Rico) (83 F.Supp.2d 224) (November 4, 1999) (Judge Jose Antonio Fuste)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Appointments Clause

U.S. v. Santana, No. Crim. 99-097 (D.Puerto Rico) (83 F.Supp.2d 224) (November 4, 1999) (Judge Jose Antonio Fuste) by United States v. Santana, 83 F.Supp.2d 224 (D.Puerto Rico 1999) (Judge Fusté) United States v. Peralta-Ramirez, 83 F.Supp.2d 263 (D.Puerto Rico 2000) (Judge Cerezo) Both of these cases deal with an …

U.S. v. Peralta-Ramirez, No. Crim. 99-0016CCC (D.Puerto Rico) (83 F.Supp.2d 263) (February 14, 2000) (Judge Carmen Consuelo Cerezo)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Appointments Clause

U.S. v. Peralta-Ramirez, No. Crim. 99-0016CCC (D.Puerto Rico) (83 F.Supp.2d 263) (February 14, 2000) (Judge Carmen Consuelo Cerezo) by United States v. Santana, 83 F.Supp.2d 224 (D.Puerto Rico 1999) (Judge Fusté) United States v. Peralta-Ramirez, 83 F.Supp.2d 263 (D.Puerto Rico 2000) (Judge Cerezo) Both of these cases deal with an …

U.S. v. Sotomayor Vazquez, No. CR. 97-091(JAF) (D.Puerto Rico) (69 F.Supp.2d 286) (October 25, 1999) (Judge Jose Antonio Fuste)

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

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Appointments Clause

U.S. v. Sotomayor Vazquez, No. CR. 97-091(JAF) (D.Puerto Rico) (69 F.Supp.2d 286) (October 25, 1999) (Judge Jose Antonio Fuste) by

U.S. v. Colon-Munoz, No. 98-1684 (1st Cir.) (192 F.3d 210) (October 1, 1999) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez)

Article • November 1, 1999 • from P&J November, 1999

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Appointments Clause

U.S. v. Colon-Munoz, No. 98-1684 (1st Cir.) (192 F.3d 210) (October 1, 1999) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez) by In this case, the defendant raised for the first time in his motion for a judgment of acquittal a claim that U.S. Attorney Guillermo Gil's judicial appointment as the interim United States …