Cert. Alert! Delligatti v. United States, No. 23-825
Good Afternoon Friends, I hope everyone is having a great start to their week. I am writing to share that…
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Sup. Ct. Opinion Alert! Brown v. United States (No. 23–6389) (Consolidated with No. 22–6640, Jackson v. United States)
Greetings Friends, I hope this message finds you well. I am sorry to be emailing about the U.S. Supreme Court’s…
2024 Amendments to Sentencing Guidelines: Summary and Some Initial Practice Tips
Good afternoon, everyone! The Sentencing Commission voted to adopt Amendments to the 2024 Guidelines. These go to Congress on May…
Updates- Sentencing Commission, Supreme Court, and more!
Hi friends, The Sentencing Commission just finished up hearings for this year’s amendment cycle, which means that SRC’s insanely busy…
Scam Alert
We have been alerted about a new scam that preys on families with a loved one in prison, please beware!…
President Biden Pardons Federal Marijuana Convictions
In October of 2022, President Biden pardoned many federal and D.C. offenses for simple marijuana possession. On December 22, 2023,…
Case Law Update- Indiana Arson not an ACCA predicate
United States v. Gamez, 22-2278 (7th Cir. Jan. 2, 2024) The time to hesitate is through. No time to wallow…
Case Law Update- Bingham & Claybron
Hi all- A couple of noteworthy cases from the Seventh Circuit this week. U.S. v. Bingham- Click to read the…
All I want for Christmas is a few more ACCA examples…
For the NAFD amicus brief in Erlinger…. We’ve collected some great examples of how some of our clients have been…
USSC releases proposed guideline amendments for comment
Hi friends, Just writing to let you know that late last week, the Sentencing Commission dropped its proposed guideline amendments…