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 — September 9–13, 2024
September 2024 federal criminal relief update covering Elboghdady sentencing enhancement errors, Mireles obstruction remand, Thomas supervised-release judgment ambiguity, Hicks self-defense instruction reversal, and BOP relief statistics.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — September 2–6, 2024
September 2024 federal identity theft relief update covering the Ninth Circuit’s Ovsepian § 2255 decision, Dubin aggravated identity theft issues, healthcare fraud identity-use analysis, Supreme Court summer order activity, and BOP relief statistics.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — August 26–30, 2024
August 2024 federal firearm and sentencing update covering Green severance relief, Connelly § 922(g)(3) as-applied Second Amendment ruling, Montgomery premises enhancement resentencing, Williams § 922(g)(1) firearm litigation, and BOP relief statistics.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — August 19–23, 2024
August 2024 federal sentencing and habeas update covering Plezia statute-of-limitations relief, O’Hara restitution modification reversal, Johnson ACCA relief after Erlinger, Neiss habeas screening reversal, Aragon firearm enhancement resentencing, and BOP relief statistics.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — August 12–16, 2024
August 2024 federal guideline relief update covering Ralston Amendment 821 review, Chong § 2255 relief for a Fourth Amendment curtilage issue, Manzano crime-of-violence resentencing, BOP statistics, and federal case-screening considerations.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — August 5–9, 2024
August 2024 federal sentencing retroactivity update covering Osorio-Arellanes confession and ineffective-assistance relief, Valdivias-Soto illegal reentry dismissal, Clements Napue habeas relief, Bush escape instruction reversal, Munoz denaturalization reversal, and Sentencing Commission retroactivity issues.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — July 29–August 2, 2024
August 2024 federal sentencing guideline update covering Rainford fraud loss and restitution issues, Rosado supervised-release condition errors, Hashimi § 2255 McCoy hearing relief, Supreme Court criminal-law calendar items, and Sentencing Commission retroactivity questions.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — July 22–26, 2024
July 2024 federal post-conviction and sentencing update covering Baker § 924(c) plea-advice relief, Rivers Amendment 821 and 825 remand, Montano criminal-history scoring error, Wood Indian-country evidentiary reversal, Sentencing Commission retroactivity watch, and BOP relief statistics.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — July 15–19, 2024
July 2024 federal compassionate release and sentencing update covering Jean compassionate-release relief, Kaziu de novo resentencing after § 2255 vacatur, Figueroa-Roman sentencing clarification, Bordeaux guideline miscalculation, Sledge unanimity error, Livar plea-agreement hearing requirements, Duarte firearm litigation, and BOP statistics.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — July 8–12, 2024
July 2024 federal firearm and Speedy Trial update covering post-Rahimi § 922(g)(1) litigation, Avila Speedy Trial Act reversal, Watkins Batson limited remand, jury-selection review, and BOP relief statistics.