A 2-3-4 wild card court; and Blanche v. Lau made easy

A 2-3-4 wild card court; and Blanche v. Lau made easy

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law.In today’s column I first offer a different, nuanced, way to think about the current court composition.Then I’ll switch gears. Last month I previewed Blanche v. Lau, a crimmigration case requiring interpretation of interwoven, and somewhat undefined, immigration rules. After listening to the oral argument, I think there is an easy…