The D.C. Circuit issued four opinions last week. 1. I.M. v. United States Customs and Border Protection should be of interest to immigration lawyers in particular. The court (Rao, Walker, Ginsburg) held that an alien who has been removed from the United States cannot challenge that removal order in a habeas proceeding, because such proceedings […]
Last week the D.C. Circuit issued United States v. Otunyo, in which the panel (Rao, Walker, Ginsburg) affirmed the conviction of appellant Otunyo for bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to launder money, for which he was sentenced to 90 months’ imprisonment. Otunyo’s lead argument was that Kastigar v. United States precluded the government […]
The D.C. Circuit issued four opinions last week, and the lesson is to remember to file in the right place at the right time. The first opinion concerns a private right of action under the Rehabilitation Act, and the remaining three each rejects the respective appellants’ claims as filed too late, too early, in the […]
The D.C. Circuit opened 2023 with what could turn out to be the slowest week of the year. The court issued no opinions. It heard no oral arguments. And it issued only two brief unpublished judgments. I don’t begrudge the judges, clerks, and court staff their rest. But I must say it would’ve been helpful, […]