Due Process and Social Security: One Thread to Ponder Before Oral Argument in Biestek v. Berryhill
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Staff Editor Alexander Alberto Pabon discusses due process implications in Biestek v. Berryhill, an upcoming SCOTUS case.
Conspiracy: What Does "Knowingly" Mean?
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Volume 107 Production Editor Jamila Malaika Carter discusses United States v. Gibson, and proposes that the Sixth Circuit adopt the foreseeability element of drug conspiracy in promoting fair and just sentencing.
Drug Quantities in a Conspiracy: What Counts?
In this edition of the KLJ Blog, Senior Staff Editor Claire Profilet evaluates United States v. Gibson and proposes that the Sixth Circuit adopts the "reasonably foreseeable rule" in conspiracy cases.
Joint and Several Liability Among Co–Conspirators in Drug Conspiracies: A Sweet Forfeiture Deal for the United States Could Turn Bitter in Honeycutt v. United States
In today's edition of the KLJ Blog, newly-elected KLJ Editor-in-Chief Jordan Shewmaker discusses the recent case Honeycutt v. United States and the imminent resolution of a circuit split on the conflicting liability standards used by the circuits in interpreting federal criminal forfeiture statutes.
Fighting for Consumer Class Action: Heightened Ascertainability in the Sixth Circuit
Staff Editor Houston Bragg examines recent developments regarding the ability of consumer class actions to be certified as a class under Federal Rule of Procedure 23.