Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Metcalf, No. 16-4006 (8th Cir.) (881 F.3d 641) (February 2, 2018) (Judge Roger L. Wollman) by A jury convicted Randy Joe Metcalf of committing a hate crime in violation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, 18 U.S.C. § 249(a)(1) (the …

McGarry v. Pallito, No. 10-669-pr (2nd Cir.) (687 F.3d 505) (August 3, 2012) (Judge Barrington D. Jr. Parker) by In a decision that is likely to send daggers of concern to prison officials and stir the imagination of pretrial detainees all across the country, the Second Circuit has reinstated a …