2017

May 12, 2017
Attorney General Issues New “Department Charging and Sentencing Policy” Memo
April 20, 2017
Sentencing Commission Holds Hearing on Synthetic Drugs and Alternatives to Incarceration
April 19, 2017
The Supreme Court Holds That a State Cannot Require a Criminal Defendant Whose Conviction Is Later Invalidated to Prove Actual Innocence in Order to Recover Fines and Fees She Paid Upon, and as a Consequence of, the Conviction
April 19, 2017
In A Case Involving Deferred Restitution, the Supreme Court Holds That A Defendant Must File A Notice of Appeal to Challenge A Deferred Restitution Order
April 12, 2017
Attorney General Issues "Renewed Commitment to Criminal Immigration Enforcement" Memo
April 7, 2017
Update to March 9, 2017 Post on Attorney General Issuing Commitment to Targeting Violent Crime Memo
April 7, 2017
Update to April 4, 2017 Latest News Post on Supreme Court Opinion in Dean
April 4, 2017
Supreme Court Holds That a Court May Consider a Consecutive Mandatory Minimum Under § 924(c) When Determining the Appropriate Sentence for the Underlying Predicate
March 30, 2017
Supreme Court Vacates Death Penalty Conviction for an Intellectually Disabled Man and Remands for New Sentencing
March 9, 2017
Attorney General Sessions Issues "Commitment to Targeting Violent Crime" Memo
March 7, 2017
Supreme Court Issues Opinions: 1) Holding that Advisory Guidelines Are Not Subject to Vagueness Challenges; 2) Ruling for a Criminal Defendant in Juror-Bias Case; and 3) Remanding to State Court Because Court Applied Wrong Legal Standard on Judicial Bias
March 6, 2017
Cert Denied in Three Cases of Interest to Criminal Defense Practitioners
February 28, 2017
Cert Denied in Death Penalty Case Over Dissent
February 27, 2017
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Removal of Immigrant Based on "Aggravated Felony" for Consensual Sex Offense Conviction
February 23, 2017
Supreme Court Condemns the Use of Race-Based Testimony in Sentencing
February 21, 2017
Cert Granted in One Case of Interest to Criminal Defense Practitioners and Cert Denied in Another Case of Interest Over Dissent
February 10, 2017
Trump Issues Executive Orders Regarding Crime
January 17, 2017
Cert Granted in Four Cases of Interest to Criminal Defense Practitioners

2016

December 16, 2016
Supreme Court to Review Cases Raising Brady Violations, and IAC Claim Stemming from Plea to a Deportable Offense
December 13, 2016
Sentencing Commission Proposes 2017 Amendments to the Guidelines
December 13, 2016
Unanimous Supreme Court Holds That Defrauding a Bank Depositor Can Constitute Bank Fraud
December 9, 2016
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Drug Forfeiture Case
December 6, 2016
Supreme Court Rules on Personal Benefit Test in Insider Trading Case
December 1, 2016
Changes to Rule 41 Take Effect, Expanding Government Hacking Authority
November 30, 2016
Unanimous Supreme Court Rejects Double Jeopardy Claim

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