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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.

The KLJ Blog, UncategorizedCommunications EditorNovember 1, 2018Alexander Alberto Pabon, Biestek v- Berryhill, due process, richardson v- perales, SCOTUS, sixth circuit, Social Security, United States Supreme Court, vocational expert

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.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorAugust 1, 2018Conspiracy, drugs, forseeability, Jamila Malaika Carter, knowledge, mens rea, sixth circuit, United States v- Gibson, United States v- Pruitt, United States v- Robinson

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.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorJuly 23, 2018Claire Profilet, Conspiracy, methamphetamine, reasonably foreseeable rule, sixth circuit, United States v- Gibson

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.

The KLJ BlogCommunications EditorFebruary 12, 2017Conspiracy, Conspiracy Law, Criminal Forfeiture, Honeycutt v- United States, Joint and Several Liability, Joint Liability, Jordan T- Shewmaker, Judge Amul R- Thapar, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, RICO, sixth circuit

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.

The KLJ BlogOnline Content ManagerOctober 26, 2015ascertainability, class action, FRCP 23, Houston Bragg, Rule 23, sixth circuit