Latest Updates
Federal Relief & Sentencing Updates
Federal sentencing updates covering appellate decisions, compassionate release developments, Bureau of Prisons issues, Supreme Court activity, and post-conviction litigation affecting federal relief considerations.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — October 30–November 3, 2023
November 2023 federal white-collar and firearm update covering Rahimi Second Amendment review, Range § 922(g)(1) litigation, Ramos-Baez coconspirator hearsay remand, Banks fraud-loss sentencing developments, acquitted-conduct legislation, and BOP relief statistics.
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines Update — November 1, 2023
November 2023 federal sentencing guideline amendment update covering Amendment 814 compassionate release, Amendment 817 safety valve, Amendment 818 fake pills, Amendment 819 firearms, Amendment 820 acceptance of responsibility, Amendment 821 criminal history, status points, zero-point offenders, and retroactive sentence-reduction screening.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — October 23–27, 2023
October 2023 federal suppression and firearm update covering Rahimi Second Amendment review, post-Bruen firearm licensing, Srour good moral character ruling, Zakhari suppression after invocation of counsel, prosecutorial vindictiveness, Amendment 814 and 821 watch, and BOP relief statistics.
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Federal Sentencing Guidelines Update — October 25, 2023
October 2023 federal sentencing amendment update covering Amendment 814 compassionate release, medical and family circumstances, abuse-related relief, unusually long sentences, Amendment 821 status points, zero-point offenders, criminal-history review, retroactivity beginning February 1, 2024, and federal sentence-reduction screening.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — October 16–20, 2023
October 2023 federal Miranda, ACCA, and involuntary-medication update covering Donald Miranda waiver reversal, Redd § 2255 ACCA relief for Maryland first-degree assault, Foreman alien-transportation evidence error, Harris religious objection to forcible medication, Fieste Sell dosage-range remand, Amendment 814 and 821 watch, and BOP relief statistics.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — October 9–13, 2023
October 2023 federal fraud loss and lien update covering Rahimi Second Amendment watch, Harris fake-deed fraud loss resentencing, Pate retaliatory-lien statutory reversal involving former federal officials, federal prison rumor control, Amendment 814 and 821 watch, and BOP relief statistics.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — October 2–6, 2023
October 2023 federal compassionate release and habeas update covering Smith Confrontation Clause expert testimony, McIntosh criminal forfeiture timing, Quirós-Morales compassionate-release remand, McMullen § 2254 ineffective assistance evidentiary hearing, Steiger revocation resentencing, Amendment 814 watch, and BOP relief statistics.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — January 30–February 3, 2023
February 2023 federal First Step Act, ACCA, and Ruan update covering Reed First Step Act remand under Concepcion, Greer supervised-release revocation resentencing, White ACCA Borden predicate relief, Baker § 924(c) brandishing reversal, Kahn Ruan medical-prescribing jury-instruction error, Sentencing Commission proposed amendments, and BOP relief statistics.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — January 16–20, 2023
January 2023 federal § 924(c) and career-offender update covering Hall Davis and Taylor relief for Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy, Wright Fourth Amendment seizure timing, Dupree en banc career-offender relief for inchoate drug offenses, Supreme Court acquitted-conduct watch, Counterman true-threat review, Pugin and Cordero-Garcia immigration obstruction cases, and BOP relief statistics.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — January 9–13, 2023
January 2023 federal guideline amendment and compassionate release update covering Mendez-Rodriguez upward-variance explanation remand, Range en banc Second Amendment rehearing, Mangarella compassionate-release COVID-risk remand, Sommerville juror-questionnaire remand, U.S. Sentencing Commission proposed amendments, safety valve, criminal history, acquitted conduct, and BOP relief statistics.