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 — July 7–11, 2025
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — June 30–July 4, 2025
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — June 23–27, 2025
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — June 16–20, 2025
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — June 9–13, 2025
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — June 2–6, 2025
Federal sentencing developments from June 2–6, 2025, including Supreme Court review of warrantless home entry, private prison contractor immunity, Second Amendment litigation, Eighth Amendment issues, compassionate release circuit splits, and § 851 sentencing notice errors.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — May 26–30, 2025
Federal sentencing developments from May 26–30, 2025, including Supreme Court compassionate release review, § 3582 and § 2255 overlap, refusal-to-cooperate sentencing error, suppression rulings, safety valve relief, and trial-instruction reversals.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — May 19–23, 2025
Federal sentencing relief illustration highlighting retroactive guidelines, ineffective plea advice, ACCA review, and § 922(g) relief for Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments, May 19–23, 2025.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — May 12–16, 2025
Federal sentencing developments from May 12–16, 2025, including Supreme Court Fourth Amendment use-of-force review, compassionate release remands, mitigating role sentencing errors, Sentencing Commission amendments, drug guideline changes, and supervised release updates.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — May 5–9, 2025
Federal sentencing developments from May 5–9, 2025, including intended loss calculation errors, appeal waiver issues, inadequate sentencing explanations, ignored mitigation arguments, post-arrest silence, Miranda protections, and due process trial concerns.