As we continue our series summarizing recent Fifth Circuit criminal opinions, the latter half of March proved to be particularly noteworthy. The Fifth Circuit addressed a range of cases, including those involving the False...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case: Barrett v. United States, No. 24-5774: A jury convicted Dwayne Barrett of robbery under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, which prohibits...more
United States v. Yusuf (April 2, 2021), No. 19-3472 Unanimous decision: Jordan (writing), McKee, and Smith Concurrence: McKee Defendants pleaded guilty to their respective crimes and stipulated that they would not argue, at...more
On June 17, 2019, in Gamble v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit a successive federal prosecution of an individual for...more
The Supreme Court issued its final opinions for the 2018–2019 term last Thursday, ending a session of heavily-watched decisions. In one of its last opinions of the term, the Supreme Court upheld the dual-sovereignty doctrine...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued four decisions this morning: Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck, No. 17-1702: A private nonprofit corporation known as MNN operates the public access channels on Time...more
On Wednesday, January 13, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the appeal styled under the caption Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle, No. 15-108. In this case, the Supreme Court is asked to determine...more
Dr. Harkonen was the CEO of InterMune, Inc, a pharmaceutical company that developed, marketed and sold drugs for lung and liver diseases, including Actimmune. In 2002, the FDA had approved Actimmune to treat only two...more