Judulang v. Holder

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association in support of the petitioner.

Brief filed: 07/12/2011

Documents

Judulang v. Holder

United States Supreme Court; Case No. 10-694

Prior Decision

Case below 249 Fed.Appx. 499 (9th Cir. 2007),reh’g denied Aug. 26, 2010.

Argument(s)

Prior to immigration reforms in 1996, lawful permanent residents in the petitioner’s position pleaded guilty in reasonable reliance on their right to seek discretionary relief from deportation and retroactive application of the current law would be unjust.

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Author(s)

Iris E. Bennett, et al., Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC.