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Apr 1 2026
6th Cir. 25-5352 Published

HON. DONNA GREENWELL DUTTON v. JIMMY SHAFFER

The Sixth Circuit held that the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission violated a judge's First Amendment rights by attempting to enforce ethics rules against her campaign statements. The court reversed the lower court's denial of relief for two rules, ruling that the state's interest in judicial integrity did not justify suppressing speech that was readily capable of a true interpretation.

Child Sexual Abuse Material Criminal Summary Judgment
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Mar 31 2026
United States Court… 23-3010 Panel Decision

United States v. Rowe

The D.C. Circuit affirmed the denial of Deenvaughn Rowe's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, ruling that he failed to prove prejudice under the Strickland standard. The court held that even if trial counsel had pursued additional witnesses or investigated further, the overwhelming evidence of Rowe's guilt would likely have resulted in the same conviction.

Criminal Supervised Release
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Mar 31 2026
7th Cir. 24-3234 Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANTHONY E. IBEKIE

The Seventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion for judgment of acquittal on a wire fraud count, ruling that sufficient circumstantial evidence supported the conviction despite the victim's failure to testify. The court held that evidence linking the defendant to a shell company and his use of an alias was enough for a jury to infer intent and the use of interstate wires in the fraud scheme.

Criminal Fraud
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Mar 31 2026
4th Cir. 23-4423 Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. AMANDA MARIE TOSTADO

The Fourth Circuit vacated a defendant's sentence because the written judgment imposed a warrantless-search condition that was materially broader than the condition orally announced at sentencing. The court held that the oral pronouncement controls and that the discrepancy required resentencing to ensure the defendant was not bound by unannounced terms.

Criminal Fourth Amendment - Search & Seizure Supervised Release
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Mar 31 2026
11th Cir. 4:24-cr-00039-CDL-CHW-1 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANTONIO BELL

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Antonio Bell's 165-month sentence, ruling that the district court correctly applied a four-level sentencing enhancement for possessing a firearm in connection with methamphetamine distribution. The court further held that the sentence was substantively reasonable because the district court properly weighed the statutory factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a).

Criminal Drug Trafficking Firearms Sentencing Guidelines
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Mar 31 2026
11th Cir. 7:24-cr-00008-WLS-ALS-1 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. TAVIO JAVON MCNEARY, JR

The Eleventh Circuit summarily affirmed Tavio McNeary's conviction for felon-in-possession, rejecting his challenge to the sentencing enhancement based on a prior marijuana conviction. The court held that binding precedent requires applying state law to define a controlled substance offense, even when the substance is no longer controlled under federal law.

Criminal Drug Trafficking Sentencing Guidelines
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Mar 31 2026
11th Cir. 5:21-cr-00002-LGW-BWC-2 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DAVEY GREEN

The Eleventh Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw from representing Davey Green after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit in his appeal. Consequently, the court affirmed Green's conviction and sentence for distributing a controlled substance without addressing specific legal arguments.

Anders Brief Criminal
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