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Sixth Amendment Deportation

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

Cozen O'Connor

U.S. Supreme Court Rules for Immigrant Who Received Bad Advice from Lawyer

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On Friday, June 23, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a green card holder who pleaded guilty to a crime based on faulty advice from his attorney. Jae Lee, 48, told the high court that he pleaded guilty to a crime...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court - May 2016 #3

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in three cases on May 19, 2016: CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, No. 14-1375: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) brought a suit in its own name...more

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