Federal sentencing developments from January 27–31, 2025, including proposed sentencing guideline reforms, supervised release changes, Supreme Court activity, compassionate release considerations, and favorable federal appellate decisions.
Federal sentencing developments from January 20–24, 2025, including Supreme Court review of successive § 2255 procedure, ineffective assistance hearings, sentencing explanation errors, § 922(g) litigation, clemency, and compassionate release.
Federal sentencing developments from January 13–17, 2025, including Supreme Court arguments on First Step Act resentencing and false statement law, Biden drug-sentence commutations, BOP reform discussion, § 922(g), and compassionate release.
Federal sentencing developments from January 6–10, 2025, including First Step Act resentencing review, vulnerable victim enhancement errors, § 922(g)(3) Second Amendment litigation, compassionate release, and clemency considerations
The first week of 2025 delivered several significant federal court victories involving supervised release revocations, sentencing enhancements, habeas corpus petitions, career offender designations, and firearm convictions. This update also covers developments at the U.S. Supreme Court, expanding Second Amendment litigation, and ongoing discussions surrounding clemency and criminal justice reform.
December 2024 federal relief update covering Supreme Court recess activity, Erlinger ACCA jury-finding issues, Range § 922(g)(1) developments, an Eighth Circuit federal-benefits ruling, and President Biden’s commutation of 37 federal death sentences.
December 2024 federal sentencing update covering a First Circuit resentencing win, compassionate-release relief in a reverse stash-house sting case, proposed U.S. Sentencing Commission guideline amendments, clemency developments, and federal post-conviction screening considerations.
December 2024 federal relief update covering Supreme Court fraud arguments in Kousisis, the D.C. Circuit’s Burwell decision on § 924(c) and federal bank robbery, Biden’s COVID-era home-confinement commutations, 39 pardons, and federal post-conviction screening issues.
December 2024 federal sentencing and clemency update covering favorable appellate decisions on criminal-history scoring, jury instructions, supervised-release conditions, RICO conspiracy convictions, use-of-violence enhancements, and federal relief screening considerations.
November 2024 federal relief update covering the Fourth Circuit’s Bullis resentencing decision, § 924(c) vacatur, supervised-release pronouncement issues, presidential pardons, clemency history, and federal post-conviction screening considerations.