2017

August 29, 2017
Ninth Circuit Holds that Neither Robbery, Armed Robbery, Nor Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony under Florida Law is Categorically a Violent Felony
August 28, 2017
Third Circuit Opinion Creates New Authority for Defendants to Seek Discovery of Discriminatory Practices in Stash House Sting Operations
August 14, 2017
The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Criminal, and Evidence Rules Release Proposed Amendments
July 14, 2017
Office of the Inspector General Issues Review of BOP's Use of Restrictive Housing for Inmates with Mental Illness
July 11, 2017
Sentencing Commission Releases Report of Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice System
June 26, 2017
Supreme Court Refuses to Extend Exceptions Found in Martinez and Trevino to Defaulted Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel Claims
June 26, 2017
The Supreme Court Remands Petition After Government Confesses Error that Defendant Was Wrongly Sentenced to Pre-FSA Mandatory Minimum
June 23, 2017
Supreme Court Reverses Conviction For Lawful Permanent Resident whose Attorney’s Bad Advice Prejudiced Him
June 22, 2017
Supreme Court Holds that Undisclosed Evidence Was Not "Material" for Purposes of Brady
June 22, 2017
Supreme Court Holds that Petitioner Failed to Meet Burden that Trial Was Fundamentally Unfair or Reasonable Probability of a Different Outcome in Unpreserved Claim of Public Trial Right in Context of IAC Claim
June 22, 2017
Supreme Court Holds that An Immaterial False Statement Prior to Naturalization Was Insufficient to Strip Citizenship
June 19, 2017
Supreme Court Strikes Down Statute Prohibiting Sex Offenders From Accessing Social Media
June 19, 2017
Supreme Court Holds that Alabama's Application of Ake v. Oklahoma Was Unreasonable Because the State Courts Failed to Satisfy Three of the Four Requirements of Ake
June 19, 2017
Supreme Court Reverses Sixth Circuit's Decision to Reach Merits of Habeas Claim
June 13, 2017
US Court Of Appeals for the DC Circuit Holds that FCC Lacks Authority to Set Rates for Intrastate Inmate Calls
June 12, 2017
Supreme Court Holds that Differential Treatment of Parents by Gender in Immigration Law Violates Equal Protection
June 12, 2017
Supreme Court Holds that Virginia's Application of Graham v. Florida is Not Objectively Unreasonable
June 5, 2017
Supreme Court Holds the Plain Text of 21 U.S.C. § 853(a) Forecloses Joint and Several Liability for Co-conspirators
June 5, 2017
Supreme Court Grants Cert on the Search and Seizure of Historical Cell Phone Records Revealing Location and Movement
May 30, 2017
Supreme Court Holds that a Sexual Abuse of a Minor Conviction was not an Aggravated Felony under INA
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

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