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 — November 25–29, 2024
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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — November 18–22, 2024
November 2024 federal sentencing update covering Soto obstruction enhancement issues, Chang resentencing concerns, Minor career offender relief, Qureshi Ruan jury-instruction errors, Supreme Court calendar activity, and federal post-conviction screening considerations.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — November 11–15, 2024
November 2024 federal criminal relief update covering Delligatti § 924(c) arguments, Laffitte juror-removal errors, Taylor traffic-stop suppression, Holmes digital-search suppression, and federal post-conviction screening considerations.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — November 4–8, 2024
November 2024 federal relief update covering Supreme Court Rahimi remands, Hamm v. Smith death-penalty review, Biden clemency discussions, BOP relief statistics, sentencing guideline amendments, and case-screening considerations.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — October 28–November 1, 2024
October 2024 federal sentencing update covering Farhane denaturalization plea-advice issues, Tony guideline grouping and rule-of-lenity relief, Batson/Cassidy habeas timeliness, BOP statistics, and November 1 sentencing guideline amendments.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — October 18–25, 2024
October 2024 federal sentencing update covering Esteras supervised-release revocation review, Henry firearm enhancement relief, Avenatti loss-calculation resentencing, BOP statistics, and upcoming November 1 guideline amendments.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — October 7–11, 2024
October 2024 federal criminal appeals update covering Supreme Court grants, Range and Rahimi firearm litigation, Orelien obstruction enhancement relief, Patterson hate-crime enhancement reversal, Elmore § 924(j) and VICAR review, and Harper Indian country jurisdiction issues.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — September 30–October 4, 2024
October 2024 federal appeals and sentencing update covering Hewitt First Step Act resentencing, Orelien obstruction enhancement relief, Patterson hate-crime motivation resentencing, Harper Indian country jurisdiction proof, and Supreme Court grants of criminal-law interest.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — September 23–27, 2024
September 2024 federal sentencing and appeals update covering DeQuattro and Cromwell § 666 bribery issues, Aiello and Ciminelli wire fraud relief, Ritchey loss-calculation resentencing, Holland co-conspirator statement rules, and federal case-screening considerations.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — September 16–20, 2024
September 2024 federal sentencing and clemency update covering Alcorn supervised-release condition errors, Day fraud hardship enhancement resentencing, Biden clemency commentary, BOP relief statistics, and federal case-screening considerations.