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 Marijuana Pardon & Sentencing Developments — October 6, 2022
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — October 3–7, 2022
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — August 29–September 2, 2022
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — August 22–26, 2022
August 2022 Federal Public Trial Compassionate Release Developments editorial image showing abstract Ramirez-Ramirez bench-trial review, Sixth Amendment public announcement of guilt, Rule 23(c) specific findings, CARES Act home-confinement outcomes, California record-relief developments, compassionate release, Fair Sentencing Act reductions, BOP statistics, and federal post-conviction monitoring.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — August 15–19, 2022
August 2022 federal Rehaif and First Step Act update covering Pulley § 922(g) relief, Harbarger destructive-device reversal, Crespin juvenile LWOP habeas litigation, Carter Concepcion resentencing review, Rodriguez minor-role errors, Piette statute-of-limitations burden error, Price First Step Act cross-reference relief, compassionate release, and BOP statistics.