Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Alvarez, No. 11-210 (U.S. Supreme Court) (567 U.S. 709; 132 S.Ct. 2537) (June 28, 2012) (Justice Kennedy) by

U.S. v. Alvarez, No. 08-50345 (9th Cir.) (638 F.3d 666) (March 21, 2011) (Per Curiam) by In the 12/13/10 issue of P&J, we noted the decision entitled U.S. v. Alvarez, 617 F.3d 1198 (9th Cir. Aug. 17, 2010) (“Alvarez I”), in which a sharply divided panel vacated a conviction under …

U.S. v. Alvarez, No. 08-50345 (9th Cir.) (617 F.3d 1198) (August 17, 2010) (Judge Milan D. Jr. Smith) by This case involves another one of those quick-fix, meddling and intrusive Federal statutes that seems to be about the only type of legislation that the current Congress can enact - namely, …