Case Page: Flores-Figueroa v. United States

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Opinion Recap: Nijhawan v. Holder

Former Stanford clinic student Brian Goldman discusses Monday’s decision in No. 08-495. After two decisions earlier this Term favoring non-citizens' interpretations of immigration-related statutes (Flores-Figueroa v. United States and Nken v. Holder), the Supreme Court ruled unanimously for the government on Monday, June 15, in Nijhawan v. Holder. The Court held that to deport an immigrant [...]

Opinion Recap: Flores-Figueroa v. US

Stanford student Daniel Matro discusses the opinion in Flores-Figueroa v. US.  Please note that Howe & Russell represents petitioner. Additional information on the case is available from SCOTUSwiki. On Monday, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Flores-Figueroa v. United States.  The case called upon the Court to resolve a circuit split over the scope [...]

Today’s Opinions

The Court has released four opinions today. The Court has released the opinion in Flores-Figueroa v. United States (08-108). The decision below, which held for the United States, is reversed and remanded in a 9-0 opinion by Justice Breyer, available here.  Justice Scalia filed an opinion concurring in part and in the judgment, joined by [...]

Argument Preview: Nijhawan v. Holder

Brian Goldman previews Monday’s first argument.  Additional information on the case is available on SCOTUSwiki, here. Much like Flores-Figueroa v. United States (No. 08-108), argued earlier this Term, Nijhawan v. Holder (08-495) presents the Court with conflicting interpretations of a statute that sits at the intersection of federal criminal law and immigration law and policy. [...]

Oral Argument Recap: Abuelhawa v. United States

Stanford student Rakesh Kilaru discusses Wednesday’s argument in Abuelhawa (08-192). At Wednesday's oral argument in Abuelhawa v. United States, the Court appeared to have a sense of déjà vu. In many ways, the Abuelhawa argument played out in much the same fashion as the oral argument one week before in Flores-Figueroa. In both cases, the [...]

Argument Recap: Flores-Figueroa v. US

Stanford student Daniel Matro discusses last Wednesday’s argument in Flores-Figueroa v. US.  Please note that Howe & Russell represents petitioner. Additional information on the case is available from SCOTUSwiki. At oral argument on Wednesday, February 25, the Court sharply questioned the government's position that it need not prove petitioner Flores-Figueroa knew the means of identification [...]

Argument Preview: Dean v. US

Stanford Law School student John Dalton previews one of the cases to be heard by the Court next week. 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(iii) provides that if an individual possesses a firearm during the commission of a "crime of violence or drug trafficking crime," and "if the firearm is discharged" then the individual shall "be sentenced [...]

Today’s Transcripts | 2.25.09

The transcript for Hawaii, et al. v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, et al. (07-1372) is available here. The transcript for Flores-Figueroa v. United States (08-108) is available here.

The Week Ahead

On Monday, the Court will release the remaining orders from the Justices’ private conference last Friday. (The hearing list for the next two weeks can be found here.)  Following the release of orders, the Court will hear argument in: United States v. Navajo Nation (07-1410)–federal government duty to protect Indian tribe's mineral rights Rivera v. [...]

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