2020

March 4, 2020
Supreme Court Grants Cert To Decide If ACCA’s “Use of Force” Clause Includes Crimes With A Mens Rea Of Recklessness
February 25, 2020
Supreme Court Holds State Court of Appeals, Not a Jury, Can Reweigh Aggravating & Mitigating Circumstances on Capital Habeas Review
February 6, 2020
Helpful Email & Phone Number: Potential Immigration Consequences Of Pending Charges
February 6, 2020
Sentencing Commission Issues First Step Act Retroactivity Report
January 28, 2020
SCOTUS Dismissed Cert Grant In ACCA Case: Walker v. United States
January 23, 2020
Sentencing Commission Issues Report: Inter-District Differences In Sentencing Practices
January 22, 2020
Third Circuit Issues Task Force Report On Eyewitness Identifications
January 21, 2020
SCOTUS Considers Whether Categorical Method Applies To ACCA’s “Serious Drug Offense” Predicate
January 10, 2020
Helpful Chart of First Step Act Earned Time Credits

2019

November 25, 2019
Sentencing Commission Summarizes Select Supreme Court Sentencing Cases
November 19, 2019
Justices Grant Cert To Review If Offense With Recklessness Mens Rea Can Qualify As “Violent Felony” Under ACCA
November 5, 2019
Court Denies Stay & Certiorari In Capital Case Where Defendant’s Experts Were Denied Access For Clemency Evaluation
October 18, 2019
House Hearing On BOP’s Implementation Of The First Step Act Questions Fairness/Validity Of BOP’s PATTERN Risk Assessment Tool
October 4, 2019
Criminal Cases In The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Term
October 4, 2019
Justices To Review Constitutionality Of Criminal Prohibition Against Encouraging/Inducing Illegal Immigration For Commercial Advantage
September 4, 2019
Sentencing Commission Reports Retro-Sentence Reductions Under the First Step Act
July 25, 2019
Federal Government To Resume Executions
July 25, 2019
Sentencing Commission Releases Annotated Guidelines Manual
June 28, 2019
Justices Agree To Decide If Determination Of “Serious Drug Offense” Under ACCA Requires Categorical Approach
June 28, 2019
Justices Grant Certiorari To Review Convictions In New Jersey Bridgegate Case Implicating Fraud Under 18 U.S.C. §§ 666 and 1349
June 27, 2019
Justices Decide That Supervised Release Revocation Procedures Used in Child Pornography Case Are Unconstitutional
June 27, 2019
Supreme Court Holds, When Police Have PC To Believe Unconscious Motorist Committed Drunk Driving Offense, Police May “Almost Always” Draw Blood Without A Warrant
June 24, 2019
Justices To Decide Under What Circumstances A Rule 59(e) Motion Should Be Recharacterized As A Second Or Successive Habeas Petition
June 24, 2019
Supreme Court Holds That 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B) Is Unconstitutionally Vague
June 21, 2019
Supreme Court Holds, In Certain Gun Possession Cases, That Government Must Prove Defendant Knew He Possessed Firearm And Knew His Prohibited Status

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