Author: Jeremy Gordon

The Tenth Circuit Reversed a state conviction based on a Batson Claim.

The Ninth Circuit vacates a conviction because of an improper closing argument.

The failure to ask for a downward variance due to a pending deportation when the PSI gave clues to its viability serves as a reminder to all.

Thousands of Lives Are Subject to Being Upended as the CARES Act marches towards eventual reincarceration. These are some of their stories.

Senators Booker and Durbin introduced the EQUAL Act, which eliminates the mandatory minimums for crack offenses altogether.

The Fifth Circuit held that post Shkambi, a district court cannot deny a compassionate release because the “extraordinary and compelling circumstances” are not specifically listed in USSG 1b1.13.

The Third Circuit vacated a sentence based on an improper sentencing enhancement concerning drugs and guns and the issue of physical proximity

Chuck Schumer Recently Began Considering the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

The Government Accountability Office has proposed changes that highlight the struggles of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) the past few years. These issues range from budget crises, poor ways of tracking staffing and overtime work, all the way down to federal inmates leaving “dummies” in their cells and bringing contraband into the prisons. These issues […]

The United States Sentencing Commission Published a Report with information on Drug Crimes.