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The Dismantling of the Holder Memo Begins

March 9, 2017 by Peggy Cross-Goldenberg

It looks like the work of dismantling the progress made under the Holder memo has begun. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has issued a memo directing US Attorneys to work with local law enforcement to identify the ‘criminals’ in their districts who are driving violent crime and prosecute them federally using all available tools. You can … Read more

Third Circuit Upheld Two As-Applied Challenges to 18. U.S.C. 922(g)(1)

September 13, 2016 by Peggy Cross-Goldenberg

Last week, the Third Circuit, sitting en banc, upheld two as-applied challenges to 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), holding that it was unconstitutional as applied to individuals who have not previously been convicted of a felony involving violence. You can read the decision in Binderup v. Attorney General, 14-4550, 14-4549, here. The Court itself described the opinion … Read more