Kawashima v. Holder

Submitted by site_nclc_kaufman_d on Fri, 2011-07-01 14:12

Case Details

Status: Decided

Docket No: 10-577

NCLC Involvement: None

Solicitor General Involvement: Respondent

Issue: Taxation

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Industry:

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SUPREME COURT CASES RELATED BY THIS ISSUE

Term: 2011 Term

Oral Argument Date: November 07, 2011

Vote: Awaiting Decision

Lower Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Question(s) Presented

1. Whether, in direct conflict with the Third Circuit, the Ninth Circuit erred in holding that Petitioners' convictions of filing, and aiding and abetting in filing, a false statement on a corporate tax return in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 7206(1) and (2) were aggravated felonies involving fraud and deceit under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(M)(i), and Petitioners were therefore removable.

Case Outcome

Decided 2/21/12.

Procedural History

Cert. granted 5/23/11.

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