Mellouli v Lynch SCOTUS 13-1034
Jan 14, 2015OUTCOME: Granted by Supreme Court
719 F.3d 995 (8th Cir. 2013) Whether, to trigger deportability under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(B)(i), which provides that a noncitizen may be removed if he has been convicted of violating “any law or regul ... ation of a State, the United States, or a foreign country relating to a controlled substance (as defined in section 802 of Title 21) . . . ,” the government must prove the connection between a drug paraphernalia conviction and a substance listed in section 802 of the Controlled Substances Act.
