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Drug Laws, Immigration Law, Supreme Court

The Case about a Sock: Mellouli v. Holder revisited

Last week, I blogged on Mellouli v. Holder.  After a “tip” (i.e. someone e-mailed a Washington Post article to me), the case got a lot more interesting.  The case is about a sock.

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Of course, the sock in question was holding four tablets of Adderall–a Schedule II drug under federal law.  (Although there was apparently no lab testing of the substance in the sock nor did it appear to have been specifically listed in the charging documents.)   Continue reading The Case about a Sock: Mellouli v. Holder revisited →

Criminal Law, Drug Laws, Immigration Law, Supreme Court

January 14, 2015 Supreme Court: Mellouli v. Holder

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Mellouli v. Holder

On January 14, 2015, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in an immigration case, Mellouli v. Holder (No. 13-1034).  Mellouli will require the Supreme Court Justices to determine whether a Tunisian Immigrant convicted of possessing drug paraphernalia can be removed from the United States (deported) under Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i)).  Continue reading January 14, 2015 Supreme Court: Mellouli v. Holder →