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Eighth Circuit Says Commutation Doesn’t Bar Appealing a Criminal Sentence
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
A presidential commutation and evolving drug-sentencing law intersected in the case of a man originally sentenced to life for a crack offense. Yet, the Eighth...
Chicago’s Tow Regime Gets Green Light from Seventh Circuit
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled on a question Chicago drivers have been asking for years: can the city really take your car, sell it, and keep...
Sixth Circuit Upholds Gun Ban for the Undocumented
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
When can the government take guns away from undocumented people, and when does the Second Amendment stop it? A new Sixth Circuit decision in United States v....
SCOTUS To Decide Whether to End Birthright Citizenship
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Reviewed by Catherine Hodder, Esq. | Last updated on
There are several noteworthy cases the Supreme Court has decided to take up this term. But perhaps no case has as potentially long-lasting and seismic an...
11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Georgia Federal Hate Crime Convictions of Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
During their 2022 trial for federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping, federal prosecutors presented evidence to establish the presence of racial animus...
Federal Panel Strikes Down Republican-Friendly Redistricting Map in Texas
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Next year’s midterm elections are still over 11 months away. If the legal fireworks over the redistricting battle in the state of Texas are any indication,...
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