9th Circ. Judge Questions Vagueness Of 'Moral Turpitude'

By Suzanne Monyak (March 29, 2019, 2:36 PM EDT) -- A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday found that a Mexican man's state robbery conviction is not a crime of "moral turpitude" under the federal immigration statute, a ruling that could make him eligible to cancel his deportation. But one of the judges called on the courts to rethink the law's language, saying the more-than-century-old phrase may be unconstitutionally vague. ...

Law360 is on it, so you are, too.

A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions.

A Law360 subscription includes features such as