Yesterday's Supreme Court Arguments Regarding Simple Possession as an Aggravated Felony

Yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the consolidated cases of Lopez v. Gonzalez and Toledo-Flores v. United States. The issue, which affects a number of cases in this circuit, is whether a state felony conviction for simple possession of drugs is an aggravated felony, notwithstanding the fact that the same conduct would only be a misdemeanor under federal law.

How Appealing has collected links to articles about yesterday's argument here.

You can read a transcript of the argument here.