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(Feb. 5, 2025) Opening Brief, Reply and Opinion Cases & Briefs Rivers v. Lumpkin Brief of National Association of Federal Defenders and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner Cases & Briefs United States v. Lopez-Cedeno Defendant was in an ICE detention center in El Paso and allegedly bit the officer who was moving her from her cell. Cases & Briefs United States v. Bohte Defendant was a homeless man sleeping in the entrance to a federal building and allegedly hit and bit the federal agents who sought to remove him. Cases & Briefs United States v. Wang The defendant was a suspected Chinese spy charged with lying to Custom's Agents in Miami regarding his not being a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Cases & Briefs Lesh v. United States Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner Cases & Briefs United States v. 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Adams NYC Mayor Eric Adams was indicted in Sept. 2024 on federal corruption and campaign finance charges. In Jan. 2025, DOJ moved to dismiss without prejudice because "continuing these proceedings would interfere with … federal immigration initiatives." The Court said that while it could not force the government to prosecute a case, "dismissing the case without prejudice would create the unavoidable perception that the Mayor's freedom depends on his ability to carry out the immigration enforcement priorities of the administration . . ." The Court dismissed the indictment with prejudice. Cases & Briefs Hewitt v. United States Brief of Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Cato Institute, Due Process Institute, FAMM, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioners. 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