Does a residual clause in the Bail Reform Act's definition of crime of violence need to be changed?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Watkins, 940 F.3d 152 (2nd Cir. 2019):
Sessions v. Dimaya ,7 Watkins argued that the residual clause in the Bail Reform Acts definition of "crime of violence" is unconstitutionally vague.8
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