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Decision on informing clients of deportation risks is not retroactive, court rules

The National Law Journal

February 20, 2013

A 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring criminal defense attorneys to inform noncitizen clients of the deportation risks of guilty pleas is not retroactive, the justices held on Wednesday.

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