Listen to the Cases Argued This Week: City of Chicago v. Fulton, United States v. Briggs, Pereida v. Barr, Torres v. Madrid

City of Chicago v. Fulton (Argued 10/13/2020)

Does the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay provision, 11 U.S.C § 362, require that an entity that is passively retaining possession of property in which a bankruptcy estate has an interest return that property to the debtor or trustee immediately upon the filing of the bankruptcy petition?

Advocates:
Craig Goldblatt, for the petitioner
Colleen E. Roh Sinzdak, for the United States, as amicus curiae, supporting the petitioner
Eugene R. Wedoff, for the respondents

United States v. Briggs (Argued 10/13/2020)

Did the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces err in concluding—contrary to its own longstanding precedent—that the Uniform Code of Military Justice allows prosecution of a rape that occurred between 1986 and 2006 only if it was discovered and charged within five years?

Advocates:
Jeffrey B. Wall, for the petitioner
Stephen I. Vladeck, for the respondents

Pereida v. Barr (Argued 10/14/2020)

Does a criminal conviction bar a noncitizen from applying for relief from removal when the record of conviction is ambiguous as to whether it corresponds to an offense listed in the Immigration and Nationality Act?

Advocates:
Brian P. Goldman, For the Petitioner
Jonathan C. Bond, For the Respondent

Torres v. Madrid (Argued 10/14/2020)

Must physical force used to detain a suspect be successful to constitute a “seizure” under the Fourth Amendment?

Advocates:
Kelsi B. Corkran, For the Petitioner
Rebecca Taibleson, for the United States, as amicus curiae, supporting vacatur and remand
Mark D. Standridge, For the Respondent