August 2026 federal sentencing and appeal-waiver developments covering Beaird Supreme Court review, Hunter miscarriage-of-justice waiver limits, supervised-release vagueness, Chapman jury-coercion relief, Telfair firearm guideline cross-references, preservation issues, and federal case-screening considerations.
October 2022 federal marijuana pardon update covering President Biden’s simple-possession proclamation, qualifying federal and D.C. offenses, state-conviction limits, pardon certificates, marijuana scheduling review, criminal-history and § 851 screening considerations, compassionate release, Fair Sentencing Act reductions, and federal relief review.
October 2022 federal venue and marijuana pardon update covering Haisten § 2255 ineffective-assistance relief, improper venue, Jones v. Hendrix habeas watch, McClinton acquitted-conduct sentencing, President Biden’s federal simple-marijuana-possession pardon, U.S. Sentencing Commission priorities, compassionate release, and BOP relief statistics.
September 2022 federal First Step Act and compassionate release update covering Shields resentencing relief after Concepcion, intervening career-offender arguments, Sryniawski cyberstalking reversal under the First Amendment, Trenkler holistic compassionate-release review, Fair Sentencing Act reductions, CARES Act releases, and BOP statistics.