Correspondent
Capitol Hill correspondent, covers legislative and political stories.
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 Eleventh Circuit held that parents retain a fundamental right to live with their children even if they have committed state-defined misconduct. The court ruled that Alabama's law permanently barring sex offenders from residing with their own children violates substantive due process.
The Eleventh Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw from representing the defendant in a direct criminal appeal. The court affirmed the defendant's convictions and sentences after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction of a felon for possessing a firearm, rejecting a Second Amendment challenge. The court held that prior precedent remains binding despite the Supreme Court's Bruen and Rahimi decisions.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to reduce a sentence under the compassionate release statute. The court granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit in the appeal.
