moral turpitude – Binding the Law

21 June 2018

10th Circuit allows personal injury claim to proceed; affirms ruling of no car insurance coverage; vacates removal order; holds subsidiary bank was entitled to tax refund in a bankruptcy case; and affirms denial of a motion to suppress.

by William Gaskill

19 March 2018

10th Circuit holds claims of citizenship in deportation proceeding can be raised through an untimely motion to reopen and holds making a false statement in a passport application is a crime of moral turpitude for immigration purposes.

by William Gaskill

17 November 2017

10th Circuit holds alien failed to prove his theft conviction was not a crime of moral turpitude; holds fraud of the court claims subject to restrictions on subsequent habeas petitions; remands a felon in possession case for retrial based on jury instruction error; affirms a child pornography conviction; and grants qualified immunity to three officers involved in a fatal shooting.

by William Gaskill

7 March 2017

10th Circuit holds municipal ban on providing false information about a person’s identity is not crime involving moral turpitude for immigration purposes; holds claims arising from EPA investigation and raid barred by sovereign immunity; remands wage claim to determine if employee performed enough no-tipped work to trigger minimum wage requirement; and dismisses appeal of denial of reconsideration of qualified immunity defense.

by William Gaskill