Statutory Interpretation
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Palmer v. Amazon: A Case Study in Textualism and the Fixed-Meaning Canon
14 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 112 Michael Showalter[1] Introduction A recent Second Circuit panel failed to heed the fixed-meaning… Read More
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Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC: Blowing the Whistle on the Second Circuit’s Textual Analysis
Miriam Draper This October, the Supreme Court will review Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC—a case that created a circuit split… Read More
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Limiting the Rule of Lenity
12 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 45 Joshua S. Ha* “The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly,… Read More
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Back Against the Wall: Are Section 230’s Days Numbered?
By Alexander F. Magee The internet has long been championed as a marketplace of ideas that fosters unprecedented access to… Read More
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COVID-19: The Legality of N.C. Governor’s Dine-In Restaurant Ban
By Michael Johnston The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally reshaped American life.[1] As a result of the potentially high mortality rate… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Clarifies Definition of “Travel in Foreign Commerce” in Sex Offense Case
By Sophia Blair On January 4, 2017, the Fourth Circuit published a criminal case, United States v. Schmidt. Richard Schmidt (“Schmidt”)… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Applies Plain Meaning to Bankruptcy Statute
By Sophia Blair On January 5, 2017, the Fourth Circuit published an amended opinion for the civil case, Lynch v. Jackson,… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Interprets and Applies Lanham Act
By: Mikhail Petrov On March 23, 2016, in the published civil case of Belmora LLC v. Bayer Consumer Care AG,… Read More
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Statutory Interpretation: The Plain Meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20) Requires the Court to Look at the Law at the Time Defendant’s Civil Rights Were Restored
By Taylor Ey On March 8, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in the criminal case of United States… Read More
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Nonpermanent Residents who are Convicted for Illegal Entry and Serve the Maximum Sentence of 180 Days are Barred from Showing “Good Moral Character” Under § 1101(f)
By Katharine Yale Today in Tiscareno-Garcia v. Holder, a published civil case, the Fourth Circuit denied in part, and dismissed… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Addresses Elements Under Immigration Marriage Fraud Statute
By Elissa Hachmeister On Monday, February 2, in the criminal case of United States v. Fatih Sonmez, a published opinion, the Fourth… Read More
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Under the ACCA, Predicate Convictions Add Up Through Consolidated Judgments
By: Steven Franklin Today, in United States v. Carr, the Fourth Circuit held that a defendant can receive the requisite… Read More