"Turns out, you shouldn’t get deported over possession of a sock -- even if that sock is hiding prescription pills. The Supreme Court reversed an appeals court decision Monday in a case brought by the Obama administration against a man who... Read More
"Moones Mellouli, a Tunisian who had been living legally in the United States until he was deported for a minor drug crime, won one appeal to the Supreme Court this past June and on Friday moved into position potentially to win another. The Justices... Read More
REVISIONIST HISTORY: THE GOVERNMENT’S LATEST ATTEMPT TO IGNORE THE CATEGORICAL APPROACH IN MELLOULI V. HOLDER - By Alina Das RETHINKING REMOVABILITY FOR POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA (AKA A SOCK) - By Jennifer Lee Koh DRAWING OUTSIDE THE... Read More
Supreme Court No. 13-1034, Jan. 14, 2015 See also: Supreme Court Oral Argument Previews: Mellouli v. Holder Read More
"The question presented is whether a Kansas conviction for using drug paraphernalia to store or conceal a controlled substance, §21–5709(b), subjects an alien to deportation under §1227(a)(2)(B)(i), which applies to an alien “convicted... Read More
"[On Jan. 14, 2015] the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Mellouli v. Holder , a challenge to the removal of Moones Mellouli, a lawful permanent resident from Tunisia, based on a Kansas misdemeanor drug paraphernalia conviction for possession... Read More
The “sock removal” case continues: Mellouli v. Lynch and compliance with the Court’s mandate "Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court provided Moones Mellouli, a lawful permanent resident who had been ordered removed from the United... Read More
Nancy Morawetz of NYU offers her thoughts on Mellouli v. Holder , an immigration case set for oral argument before the Supreme Court on January 14: "This Term, the Supreme Court will hear Mellouli v. Holder (Dkt. No. 13-1034 ) , its fourth case in... Read More
"The Supreme Court has set oral argument in Kerry v. Din , which raises the issue of the scope of the doctrine of consular nonreviewability, for February 23. The Court previously had set oral arguments in Mellouli v. Holder , which involves the removability... Read More
"On January 14, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Mellouli v. Holder, one of several recent cases in which the Court has scrutinized the federal government’s efforts to remove a lawful permanent resident from the United States based... Read More