Correspondent
Capitol Hill correspondent, covers legislative and political stories.
The Seventh Circuit rejected the government's motion to dismiss petitions for review filed by noncitizens seeking withholding of removal or Convention Against Torture relief. The court held that the thirty-day filing deadline is subject to equitable tolling and that reinstatement orders remain subject to judicial review.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a felon for possessing a firearm. The court held that existing precedent forecloses an as-applied constitutional challenge to the federal statute.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a sentencing enhancement for a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that a prior Minnesota third-degree murder conviction qualifies as a crime of violence under the Sentencing Guidelines.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a felon for possessing a firearm. The court held that existing precedent forecloses an as-applied constitutional challenge to the federal statute.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling upholding Louisiana Act 358, which prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturers from interfering with covered entities' use of contract pharmacies to dispense discounted drugs under the federal Section 340B Program.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a felon for possessing a firearm. The court held that existing precedent forecloses the defendant's constitutional challenge to the federal statute.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Louis Charles Younglove for drug distribution. The court held that officers had probable cause for a warrantless arrest and that the district court properly conducted a de novo resentencing.
The First Circuit vacated a federal sentence for a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, ruling that prior state drug convictions did not qualify as controlled substance offenses under federal sentencing guidelines. The court remanded the case for resentencing because the district court erred in calculating the defendant's base offense level.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Montique Oshay Hall for possession of a firearm by a felon. The court rejected Hall's facial constitutional challenge to the federal statute as foreclosed by prior precedent.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion for compassionate release filed by a federal prisoner. The court held that the appellant failed to demonstrate extraordinary and compelling reasons under the relevant sentencing guidelines.
