Firm Files Amicus Brief For NAPD And MACDL In Support Of Petitioner Carlos Guardado
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Firm Files Amicus Brief For NAPD And MACDL In Support Of Petitioner Carlos Guardado

Today, Daniel Woofter filed an Amici Curiae Brief on behalf of NAPD and MACDL in Guardado v. Massachusetts, No. 23-886 (U.S.), urging the Supreme Court to review whether there is an exception to its double jeopardy jurisprudence that gives the prosecution a second trial in which to supply missing evidence when there was a change in the law after the first proceeding was complete.

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Firm Files Cert.-Stage Amicus Brief on Behalf of NAPD
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Firm Files Cert.-Stage Amicus Brief on Behalf of NAPD

Today, Daniel Woofter filed an Amicus Curiea Brief on behalf of the National Association for Public Defense in support of the petitioner in Delligatti v. United States, No. 23-825 (U.S.), arguing that a prior conviction cannot be a predicate “crime of violence” under the use-of-force clause of Section 924(c) of the Armed Career Criminal Act if the crime of conviction can be accomplished with no physical action whatsoever.

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Firm Represents Plaintiffs in Related Qui Tam Appeals Before the D.C. Circuit
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Firm Represents Plaintiffs in Related Qui Tam Appeals Before the D.C. Circuit

Daniel Woofter represents the qui tam plaintiffs in related appeals pending before the D.C. Circuit, with oral argument set for April 1st. The Opening Brief in United States of America ex rel. O’Connor v. U.S. Cellular Corp., No. 23-7401, and the Opening Brief in related appeal No. 23-7044 were filed in October of last year. The Reply Brief in No. 23-7401 and the Reply Brief in No. 23-7044 were filed January 19 of this year.

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