United States v. Sineneng-Smith Oral Argument
2020-02-28T19:00:24-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNGM2XC8yMDIwMDIyODE5MDk0ODAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States v. Sineneng-Smith, a case concerning a federal law forbidding encouragement of illegal immigration. Evelyn Sineneng-Smith, an immigration consultant out of California, was convicted of telling her undocumented clients they could still gain lawful permanent residence through a program called Labor Certification, even though she knew the program ended in April 2001. Federal law forbids such encouragement. Federal officials charged Ms. Sineneng-Smith, and she was later convicted by a jury. She appealed her conviction to a federal court of appeals, and they ruled in her favor citing that the law was overbroad in violation of the First Amendment. The federal government appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States v. Sineneng-Smith, a case concerning a federal law forbidding encouragement of… read more
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States v. Sineneng-Smith, a case concerning a federal law forbidding encouragement of illegal immigration. Evelyn Sineneng-Smith, an immigration consultant out of California, was convicted of telling her undocumented clients they could still gain lawful permanent residence through a program called Labor Certification, even though she knew the program ended in April 2001. Federal law forbids such encouragement. Federal officials charged Ms. Sineneng-Smith, and she was later convicted by a jury. She appealed her conviction to a federal court of appeals, and they ruled in her favor citing that the law was overbroad in violation of the First Amendment. The federal government appealed to the Supreme Court. close
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- Samuel A. Alito Jr. Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
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- Neil Gorsuch Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- Elena Kagan Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- Brett M. Kavanaugh Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- John G. Roberts Jr. Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- Sonia Sotomayor Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
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