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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

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

Minnesota Supreme Court to hear appeal in 2008 fatal bus crash case

Minnesota SealOn January 13, 2015, the Minnesota Supreme Court will hear an appeal from the victims of a 2008 school bus crash in Cottonwood in Lyon County.  The crash was major news in Minnesota for several months as the criminal case played out.  The bus had been crashed into by a pickup truck driven by Guatemalan immigrant, Olga Marie Franco, who was charged in state court with criminal vehicular homicide and operation and was subsequently charged in federal court with aggravated identity theft and false representation of a social security number.

As a result of the crash, 4 children were killed and 15 people were injured when the collision occurred and the bus tipped over. Continue reading Minnesota Supreme Court to hear appeal in 2008 fatal bus crash case