Yesterday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide "[w]hether Stinson v. United States, 508 U. S. 36 (1993), still correctly states the rule for the deference that courts must give the commentary to the Sentencing Guidelines." Beaird v. United States, No. 25-5343 (Apr. 20, 2026) (cert. granted).
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Appeals filed by indigent and low-income litigants at the U.S. Supreme Court have fallen sharply in recent years and are now at their lowest level of the 21st century, according to reporting by the ABA Journal.
In en banc news, the Third Circuit on Monday declined to reconsider its decision blocking Alina Habba from serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, denying the Justice Department's petition for rehearing and leaving intact a decision that sharply curtailed the government's use of creative maneuvers to install interim federal prosecutors.
In the days following 9/11, co-founder of Falls Church, Va. Islamic Center tells followers they should repent, leave the U.S., join the mujahideen, go to Pakistan for combat training, and otherwise help Muslims defend Afghanistan. He's convicted of a slew of offenses in 2005, including soliciting others to levy war against the U.S.
Defendant: Yes, the gov't proved there was a conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the United States. And, yes, the gov't proved that I, an aircraft mechanic, entered the avionics compartment of an airplane to retrieve something that I likely knew was illegal. But they didn't prove I knew it was narcotics. Second Circuit: You're right.
A judge disqualified John Sarcone, the “acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York,” from overseeing investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling Thursday that he is not lawfully serving in his position. See PBS news article.
A California federal court dismissed a criminal case without prejudice after finding that the defendant's constitutional right to counsel was violated by a funding shortfall that left private attorneys who serve as court-appointed defense lawyers unpaid since July.
New York man is convicted in 2022 on charges of securities fraud, making false filings with the SEC, and improperly influencing the conduct of audits. This comes as a real surprise because in 2021 he was acquitted on charges that he conspired to do all those things. A double-jeopardy violation?