June 18, 2018
Federal appellate courts should correct sentencing mistakes even when the errors do not "shock the conscience," the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday as it rejected a Fifth Circuit definition of how to examine "plain errors" by lower courts and ruled for a noncitizen convicted of illegal reentry.
February 21, 2018
Justice Elena Kagan on Wednesday cited Justice Neil Gorsuch's own words from a Tenth Circuit ruling as the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed an immigration case covering how courts should review and potentially correct sentencing errors, telling the Assistant Solicitor General arguing for the government that it "suggests why you may lose."
February 16, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court will enter the underworld of burglars, spouse abusers and drug dealers in its first week back on the bench after a long winter recess, hearing a busy criminal docket presenting constitutional questions around double jeopardy and self-incrimination that are critical to the white collar bar.