[25-429] Blanche v. Lau

About this episode

The episode discusses the Supreme Court case Blanche v. Lau, focusing on immigration and criminal law issues.

Blanche v. Lau Justia · Docket · oyez.org Argued on Apr 22, 2026. Petitioner: Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General. Respondent: Muk Choi Lau. Advocates: Sopan Joshi (for the Petitioner) Shay Dvoretzky (for the Respondent) Facts of the case (from oyez.org) Muk Choi Lau, a native and citizen of China, was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident on September 7, 2007, after several years of traveling to the country as a nonimmigrant. On May 7, 2012, Lau was charged in New Jersey with third-degree trademark counterfeiting. While awaiting trial, he left the United States for a brief period. Upon returning on June 15, 2012, he presented himself at John F. Kennedy International Airport as a returning lawful permanent resident. However, because of his pending charge, immigration authorities declined to admit him outright and instead paroled him into the country pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5)(A). Over a year later, in June 2013, Lau pleaded guilty to the counterfeiting charge and was sentenced to two years’ probation. The Department of Homeland Security initiated removal proceedings against Lau in March 2014, charging him with inadmissibility under 8…

People in this episode

Guest: Todd Blanche

Topics covered

• immigration law
• Supreme Court
• legal arguments
• criminal law
• removal proceedings

Keywords

• Blanche v. Lau
• immigration
• Supreme Court
• criminal law
• removal proceedings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Homeland Security, Justia, oyez.org

More episodes of Supreme Court Oral Arguments

• [25-1083] Mullin v. Doe · April 29, 2026 · 1h 46m
• [24-889] Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc. · April 29, 2026 · 1h 0m
• [24-856] Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe I · April 28, 2026 · 1h 57m
• [24-1068] Monsanto Company v. Durnell · April 27, 2026 · 1h 14m
• [25-112] Chatrie v. United States · April 27, 2026 · 2h 0m
• [25-406] Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T, Inc. · April 21, 2026 · 1h 25m