2014

October 1, 2014
Attorney General Holder Issues Memo on ? 851 Enhancements in Plea Negotiations
July 18, 2014
Sentencing Commission Votes to Retroactively Apply Its Amendment to the Drug Guidelines
July 2, 2014
Supreme Court to Rule on Drug Paraphernalia Conviction as a Deportable Offense
June 25, 2014
Supreme Court Holds That a Warrant Is Required for Cell Phone Searches
June 24, 2014
Supreme Court Rules on Intent Required for Bank Fraud Conviction; Grants Cert on Forced Accompaniment in Bank Robbery Offenses
June 17, 2014
Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Straw Purchasers; Grants Cert on Threats Under 18 U.S.C. ? 875(c)
June 3, 2014
Supreme Court Rejects Application of Chemical Weapons Law to "Local" Crimes
May 28, 2014
Supreme Court Issues Opinions on Use of IQ Test Score in Death Cases; Double Jeopardy; and Use of Deadly Force in High Speed Chases
May 5, 2014
Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split on Calculating Restitution in Mortgage Fraud Case
April 28, 2014
Supreme Court to Consider the Definition of a "Tangible Object" Under the Anti-Shredding Provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
April 24, 2014
DOJ Announces Criteria for Clemency Applications
April 24, 2014
Supreme Court Issues Opinions on Restitution to Child Pornography Victims, and AEDPA Limitations
April 22, 2014
Supreme Court to Determine Whether Possession of Short-Barreled Shotgun Is an ACCA Violent Felony; and Whether a Mistake of Law Can Justify a Traffic Stop. Court Also Upholds a Traffic Stop Based on a 911 Report of Reckless Driving.
April 11, 2014
Sentencing Commission Votes to Adjust the Drug Quantity Table Down by 2 Levels
March 27, 2014
Supreme Court Rules on What Constitutes a "Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence? Under 18 U. S. C. ?922(g)(9)
March 13, 2014
Holder Supports Commission's Proposed Reduction in Drug Quantity Table and Directs Prosecutors Not to Object to Requests for Application of the Proposed Drug Guidelines in Current Sentencings
March 6, 2014
Supreme Court Determines What Is Needed to Show Aiding and Abetting of an 18 U.S.C. ? 924(c) Offense
February 26, 2014
Supreme Court Issues Opinions on Warrantless Search of Premises, Pre-Trial Restraint on Forfeitable Property, and Crime of Reentering a Miltiary Installation
January 28, 2014
Supreme Court Rejects Drug Trafficking Sentencing Enhancement Where Defendant's Drug Sale Was Not the But-For Cause of User's Death
January 21, 2014
Supreme Court to Hear Cell Phone Search Cases
January 10, 2014
Sentencing Commission Proposes Guideline Amendments That Include Reducing the Drug Quantity Table by 2 Levels

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