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 — 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.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — July 1–5, 2024
July 2024 federal sentencing and double-jeopardy update covering Supreme Court GVR activity after Rahimi, Duffey and Hewitt First Step Act resentencing review, Slocum § 2255 double-jeopardy hearing, Pinto continuing criminal enterprise resentencing, Hess fraud sentencing reversal, and BOP relief statistics.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — June 24–28, 2024
June 2024 federal Supreme Court and sentencing update covering Fischer obstruction narrowing, Snyder gratuities ruling, Loper Bright agency-deference changes, Rahimi-related § 922(g)(1) litigation, Davis plea-agreement breach, Montgomery premises enhancement remand, Hernandez guilty-plea withdrawal review, and BOP statistics.
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Federal Relief & Sentencing Developments — June 17–21, 2024
June 2024 federal ACCA and plea sentencing update covering Erlinger ACCA jury findings, Rahimi firearm litigation, Smith Confrontation Clause issues, Diaz expert testimony, Dunlap Rule 11(c)(1)(C) plea enforcement, Van Sach guideline error, and BOP statistics.