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Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Over Dissent, Circuit Embraces Strict “Collateral/Direct” Distinction for Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims

In Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010), the Supreme Court held that attorneys must advise their noncitizen clients of the risk of deportation arising from criminal conviction, and that the failure to do so violates the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Arbitration, Confrontation, Immigration, and Conversation on the Court’s Agenda Today – SCOTUS Today

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Of the four cases decided last Friday, the one that likely pertains to the largest number of this blog’s readers is Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, a 5-4 opinion delivered by Justice Kavanaugh, who wrote for himself, the Chief...more

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Puffing Your Way Out of Admissibility

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A new year is just around the corner which means that some new laws approved by state legislatures in 2019 will take effect on January 1, 2020. One of the most controversial laws is the legalization of marijuana. Iowa...more

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good

Baited, Abused, and Jailed: The Silent Plight of Human Trafficking Victims

Thousands of women in the United States, who never knowingly or intentionally entered the sex industry, find themselves trapped in a world of unspeakable abuse. These women, whether in illicit massage parlors or other...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Second Circuit Vacates Conviction After Counsel Misstated Deportation Consequences

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently vacated the 1999 conviction of an Australian national living in the United States for misprision of felony. The court granted a writ of error after Stephen...more

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