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Second Circuit Rejects Challenge to Stratton Limits on Sentencing Enhancements

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In United States v. Sterkaj, the Second Circuit (Cabranes, Raggi, and Nathan) vacated a sentence imposed on Klaudio Sterkaj because it represented an impermissible upward variance under United States v. Stratton, 820 F.2d 562...more

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Fifth Circuit Criminal Opinions: Insights and Analyses Part IIII

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Hello all. Below is the May 2025 edition of the Fifth Circuit criminal and civil case summaries, with a special focus on cases of interest to white-collar practitioners. This past month, the Fifth Circuit issued published...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of May 12 - 16, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Maron v. Fla CFO - Florida Unclaimed Property Act, taking, sovereign immunity - USA v. Solomon - sentencing, Hobbs Act - HM Fla v. Fla DBPR - obscenity, First Amendment - ...more

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Update: Fourth Circuit Dodges Constitutionality of Geofence Warrants

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Earlier this year, we wrote on the Fourth Circuit's en banc rehearing in United States v. Chatrie, a criminal appeal addressing whether a geofence warrant used to locate the defendant in a bank robbery trial was a...more

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Recent Developments in the “Change in the Law” Reason for Compassionate Release

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Over the last several years, thousands of incarcerated individuals have filed motions for compassionate release. As part of the submission process, individuals must outline the “extraordinary and compelling” reasons that...more

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SCOTUS Dodges Confrontation Clause Case, but Justices Are Open to Reconsidering Crawford

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The Supreme Court refusing to hear a case is nothing new, but an otherwise run-of-the-mill denial of the cert petition in Franklin v. New York, 604 U.S. ____ (2025) was accompanied by statements from Justices Alito and...more

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Judge Rakoff Takes Aim at ‘Trial Penalty’

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On March 10, 2025, U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York issued a decision in the case of United States v. Tavberidze, finding Section 3E1.1(b) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines in...more

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