Criminal Justice Legal Foundation

SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW 9TH CIRCUIT RULING PROTECTING ALIEN CRIMINALS On Wednesday, October 10, 2018, the USSC will hear a case on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ability to detain criminal aliens for deportation after they have been released from local police custody or state prison. >> 10/8/18 \| PRESS RELEASE \|
9th CIRCUIT TO RECONSIDER RULING OVERTURNING MURDER CONVICTION A reconstituted panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear California’s challenge to a ruling last December that overturned the conviction of double-murderer Francis Hernandez, 34 years after his trial. >> 9/20/18 \| PRESS RELEASE \|
CJLF ANNUAL LUNCHEON MEETING ON JUNE 26 On June 26, the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation held its 36th annual meeting in the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. We were honored to have U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions as our guest speaker. His remarks (available on the USDoJ web site) focused on his concerns regarding border security and the threat to public safety that has been caused by inaction of previous administrations to reform the nation's immigration laws. >> 6/27/18
NINTH CIRCUIT TO HEAR SANCTUARY CITY CASE Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the U. S. Department of Justice appeal of a November 20, 2017, ruling by Federal District Judge William Orrick III in a suit by the “sanctuary” jurisdictions of San Francisco and Santa Clara County. Judge Orrick issued a permanent injunction blocking enforcement of a portion of the President’s Executive Order titled “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.” That order directed the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to begin enforcing existing federal law regarding illegal immigrants. >> 4/11/18 \| PRESS RELEASE \|

SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW 9TH CIRCUIT RULING PROTECTING ALIEN CRIMINALS On Wednesday, October 10, 2018, the USSC will hear a case on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ability to detain criminal aliens for deportation after they have been released from local police custody or state prison. >> 10/8/18 \| PRESS RELEASE \|
9th CIRCUIT TO RECONSIDER RULING OVERTURNING MURDER CONVICTION A reconstituted panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear California’s challenge to a ruling last December that overturned the conviction of double-murderer Francis Hernandez, 34 years after his trial. >> 9/20/18 \| PRESS RELEASE \|
CJLF ANNUAL LUNCHEON MEETING ON JUNE 26 On June 26, the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation held its 36th annual meeting in the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. We were honored to have U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions as our guest speaker. His remarks (available on the USDoJ web site) focused on his concerns regarding border security and the threat to public safety that has been caused by inaction of previous administrations to reform the nation's immigration laws. >> 6/27/18
NINTH CIRCUIT TO HEAR SANCTUARY CITY CASE Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the U. S. Department of Justice appeal of a November 20, 2017, ruling by Federal District Judge William Orrick III in a suit by the “sanctuary” jurisdictions of San Francisco and Santa Clara County. Judge Orrick issued a permanent injunction blocking enforcement of a portion of the President’s Executive Order titled “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.” That order directed the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to begin enforcing existing federal law regarding illegal immigrants. >> 4/11/18 \| PRESS RELEASE \|