Paul Ezra Rhoades was convicted by an Idaho jury of the 1987 first degree murder, first degree kidnapping, robbery, rape, and infamous crime against nature of Susan Michelbacher. The trial court sentenced him to death on his convictions for first degree murder and first degree kidnapping; and the Id...   MORE>>

Leda Odeth Hernandez-Velasquez (“Hernandez”), a native and citizen of Honduras, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’(“BIA”) denial of her motion to reopen and reinstate proceedings, which the BIA construed as a motion to reissue its decision denying her administrative ...   MORE>>

Nai Yuan Jiang (“Jiang”), a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We must decide wh...   MORE>>

We consider how convictions for contempt of court are classified for sentencing purposes in the wake of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005).

Facts

This case arises from Deante Broussard’s third supervised release violation. But the story starts much earlier, when he was released fol...   MORE>>

Jose Banuelos-Ayon (“Banuelos-Ayon” or “petitioner”) is a native and citizen of Mexico who was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident on July 3, 1985. Following his 2000 conviction for a domestic violence offense, Banuelos-Ayon was charged with removability for committi...   MORE>>

The California Labor Code (“Labor Code”) confers certain benefits on employees that it does not afford independent contractors. Of particular relevance here are the provisions that, inter alia, require employers to pay overtime compensation, Cal. Lab. Code §§ 510 & 1194, prohibit employers fro...   MORE>>

We must decide the appropriate discipline in the case of respondents Thomas V. Girardi, Walter J. Lack, Paul A. Traina, and a junior associate in Lack’s firm. Respondents attempted to enforce a putative foreign judgment for $489 million in district court but failed. They undertook and maintained a...   MORE>>

This appeal presents the question, inter alia, as to whether U.S.S.G. § 2K2.4(b) refers to the statute in effect at the time the crime was committed or the one in effect at the time of sentencing. Under the circumstances presented by this case, we conclude that the statute in effect at the time tha...   MORE>>

California state prisoner John H. Pirtle was given a parole date in 1990, but in 1994, the California Board of Prison Terms rescinded his parole. After that, the Board denied Pirtle parole three other times prior to a denial in 2002. Pirtle filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, asserting tha...   MORE>>

Lesly Yajayra Perdomo (“Perdomo”), a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) affirmance of the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the United Nations Convention Against To...   MORE>>