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J. Roberts

Lee v. United States, No. 16–327, __ US __ (June 23, 2017)

June 26, 2017 Filed Under: Criminal Tagged With: J. Roberts, SCOTUS

The Court reversed defendant’s conviction, finding that he was prejudiced by the ineffective assistance of counsel during the plea-bargaining process based on counsel’s incorrect advice as to the immigration consequences of a conviction.

Obergefell v. Hodges, No. 14–556, __ U.S. __ (June 28, 2015).

July 2, 2015 Filed Under: Civil Tagged With: A. Kennedy, A. Scalia, C. Thomas, J. Roberts, S. Alito, SCOTUS

Same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry.

McFadden v. United States, No. 14-378, ___ U.S. ___ (June 18, 2015).

June 26, 2015 Filed Under: Criminal Tagged With: C. Thomas, J. Roberts, SCOTUS

Under federal Controlled Substances Act, conviction for dealing a chemical analogue of a controlled substance requires proof that defendant knew he was dealing a regulated substance.

Elonis v. United States, No. 13-983, 575 U.S. ___ (June 1, 2015).

June 5, 2015 Filed Under: Criminal Tagged With: C. Thomas, J. Roberts, S. Alito, SCOTUS

Federal crime of transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce, 18 U.S.C. § 875(c), requires some heightened awareness that the communication will be perceived as threatening; mere negligence on that point is insufficient.

Heien v. North Carolina, No. 13-604, __ U.S. __ (Dec. 15, 2014).

December 18, 2014 Filed Under: Criminal Tagged With: E. Kagan, J. Roberts, S. Sotomayor, SCOTUS

An officer has the reasonable suspicion required by the Fourth Amendment for a traffic stop even if she is mistaken about the law she believes was violated, as long as her mistake of law is “objectively reasonable.”

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