Punch and Jurists

Currier v. Virginia, No. 16-1348 (U.S. Supreme Court) (585 U.S. ___; 138 S.Ct. 2144) (June 22, 2018) (Justice Gorsuch) by This is a complicated case that addressed some highly fact-specific issues that generated a sharp debate among the Justices about the reach of the protections of the Fifth Amendment’s Double …

U.S. v. Ornelas, No. 14-50533 (9th Cir.) (828 F.3d 1018) (May 4, 2016) (Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich) by Israel Ornelas was arrested in 2013 by federal law enforcement after DEA agents observed Ornelas's involvement in the purchase of methamphetamine. At the time, Ornelas and four co-defendants had already been indicted …

U.S. v. Hedaithy, No. 03-1566 (3rd Cir.) (392 F.3d 580) (December 16, 2004) (Judge Walter K. Stapleton) by This case arose out of a huge scheme in which some 65 foreign nationals of Arab descent paid imposters to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (“TOEFL”) so defendant/aliens …