Hill v. United States
Crack, Congress, and the Supreme Court
SMG Auditorium
Monday, October 15, 2012
5:00 p.m.
The SMG Law Faculty and B.U. Pre-Law Advising invite you to hear from attorney Richard L. Spinogatti about a case he recently won before the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Spinogatti represented Corey Hill, who asked the Court to rule that Congress intended the more lenient provisions of the Fair Sentencing Act, put into effect on August 3, 2010, to apply to Hill’s conviction for the sale of 53 grams of crack cocaine in March 2007. Hear about the role of statutes in our criminal justice system, how the Court interprets the acts of Congress, why Congress changed the drug sentencing laws, and what it is like to argue a case before the highest Court in the land.
About the Speaker: Richard L. Spinogatti is a Senior Counsel in the Litigation Department of Proskauer Rose LLP. He has more than 40 years of experience in federal and state courts in New York and other jurisdictions across the nation. In addition to litigating, trying cases, and arguing appeals at all levels, he has represented national and international clients in civil and criminal investigations, in administrative proceedings before federal, state and local government agencies, and before industry regulatory organizations. Rich also has consulted with clients on a wide variety of risk management issues.
