Sixth Amendment's Right to Assistance of Counsel & the Risk of Denaturalization - Federal Circuit Courts Are Split Topic of White Paper From CRS
September 12, 2026
September 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11479) by legislative attorney Alejandra Aramayo:
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The Sixth Amendment's Right to Assistance of Counsel and the Risk of Denaturalization: Federal Circuit Courts Are Split
Until the Supreme Court decided Padilla v. Kentucky in 2010, immigration consequences of guilty pleas were generally treated by reviewing courts as exempted . . .
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The Sixth Amendment's Right to Assistance of Counsel and the Risk of Denaturalization: Federal Circuit Courts Are Split
Until the Supreme Court decided Padilla v. Kentucky in 2010, immigration consequences of guilty pleas were generally treated by reviewing courts as exempted . . .