Federal sentencing developments from October 6–17, 2025, including Supreme Court criminal-law arguments, Sixth Amendment attorney-client issues, § 924(c) and § 924(j) sentencing questions, restitution, warrantless entry, compassionate release, Amendment 821, and supervised release restrictions.
Latest Updates Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — August 25–September 5, 2025 Supreme Court compassionate release cases, sentencing errors, supervised release conditions, Fourth Amendment suppression victories, firearm litigation, and favorable federal appellate decisions affecting post-conviction review. This federal sentencing developments bulletin reviews recent appellate decisions involving resentencing, restitution, forfeiture, supervised release conditions, jury findings, conspiracy … Read more
Federal sentencing developments from August 11–22, 2025, including ACCA jury-finding requirements, First Step Act earned time credits, supervised release judgment errors, plea agreement review, habeas relief, drug quantity findings, and sentencing enhancement challenges.
Federal sentencing developments from July 28–August 8, 2025, including wire fraud reversals, healthcare fraud jury-instruction errors, double jeopardy habeas relief, § 2255 timing, guideline misapplication, upward variance review, and entrapment instruction rulings.
Latest Updates Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — July 14–25, 2025 Second Amendment firearm litigation, § 922(g)(3) drug-user gun cases, habeas relief, coram nobis, suppression rulings, sentencing errors, appeal waiver limits, and federal appellate decisions affecting post-conviction review. This federal sentencing developments bulletin reviews recent appellate decisions involving constitutional challenges, sentencing corrections, suppression issues, habeas … Read more
Federal sentencing developments from July 7–11, 2025, including mitigating role resentencing, conspiracy evidence reversal, firearm guideline errors, venue instruction issues, ACCA § 2255 equitable tolling, and illegal reentry proof requirements.
Federal sentencing developments from June 30–July 4, 2025, including Supreme Court term-end activity, supervised release tolling, Bivens limitations, compassionate release medical-care issues, § 666 proof requirements, and plea agreement breach litigation.
Federal sentencing developments from June 23–27, 2025, including Supreme Court decisions on § 924(c) resentencing, supervised release revocation, DNA testing access, ACCA jury findings, First Step Act credits, and sentencing enhancement errors.
Federal sentencing developments from June 16–20, 2025, including Supreme Court sentencing watch, federal kidnapping jurisdiction, Fourth Amendment traffic-stop detention, First Step Act implementation, Second Chance Act home confinement policy, and § 922(g) relief considerations.
Federal sentencing developments from June 9–13, 2025, including Supreme Court habeas procedure, second-or-successive filing rules, pending sentencing decisions, jury-deliberation error, involuntary plea relief, partial acquittal, and FOIA records access.