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March 13, 2013
I previously posted here about the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Chaidez and its holding that Padilla does not apply retroactively. The Court’s ruling meant that lawful permanent resident […]
READ POST "A Silver Lining for the Defense in Chaidez? (March 13, 2013)"February 21, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided Chaidez v. United States, 568 U.S. __ (Feb. 20, 2013), holding that Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U. S. ___ (2010), isn’t retroactive. Padilla held […]
READ POST "U.S. Supreme Court Ruling: Padilla Is Not Retroactive (February 21, 2013)"May 1, 2012
Today, I wanted to note two timely and interesting items concerning the United States Supreme Court. First, the Court just granted certiorari in Chaidez v. United States, a case that […]
READ POST "Supreme Court Update (May 1, 2012)"February 27, 2012
In a post here, a former colleague [editor’s note: the post has my picture on it but as the byline notes, it was written by Sejal Zota] wrote about Padilla […]
READ POST "N.C. Court of Appeals Rules that Padilla Is Not Retroactive (February 27, 2012)"October 4, 2011
In a post here [editor’s note: the post shows up with my picture for technical reasons, but it was written by Sejal Zota], a former colleague discussed Padilla v. Kentucky, […]
READ POST "Is Padilla Retroactive? (October 4, 2011)"April 1, 2010
by School of Government Immigration Law Specialist Sejal Zota Is defense counsel constitutionally obligated to inform a noncitizen criminal defendant whether his guilty plea carries a risk of deportation? Yesterday, […]
READ POST "A New Constitutional Mandate for Defense Counsel (April 1, 2010)"