Compas-Diaz: Fast-Track Creates No Equal Protection Violation

In U.S. v. Campos-Diaz, No. 05-16082 (Dec. 19, 2006), the Court joined all other Circuits to have considered the issue and held that no equal protection violation occurs when a defendant charged with illegal re-entry into the United States is not given the opportunity to qualify for a lower sentence based on the Attorney General’s "fast-track" disposition program. "The fast-track program is rationally related to the legitimate government interest of conserving prosecutorial and judicial resources and easing congestion in judicial districts with a high volume of immigration cases."