Party Presentation Principle

The Supreme Court unanimously held that the Ninth Circuit abused its discretion by inviting amici to argue issues never raised by the parties, including the overbreadth question.

United States v. Sineneng-Smith
  1. United States v. Sineneng-Smith
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 7, 2020)
  3. Victims<![CDATA[Filipino immigrant clients]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Evelyn Sineneng-Smith]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[United States of America]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[Noel J. Francisco]]><![CDATA[Kenneth A. Blanco]]><![CDATA[Susan B. Gray]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[Daniel F. Cook]]><![CDATA[Mark C. Fleming]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[A. Wallace Tashima]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]]><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Justice]]><![CDATA[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]><![CDATA[U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services]]><![CDATA[American Civil Liberties Union]]><![CDATA[Immigrant Defense Project]]><![CDATA[National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild]]><![CDATA[National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers]]>
  4. Case Tags: Immigration Fraud;First Amendment Overbreadth;Party Presentation Principle;Supreme Court Review