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New Guidance Criminal Procedure

McCarter & English, LLP

SCOTUS Limits Sentencing for Supervised Release Violations to Rehabilitation

In a 7-2 decision, the United States Supreme Court has limited the factors a district court can consider when sentencing a defendant for a revocation of supervised release. The Supreme Court held that district courts cannot...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New DOJ Guidance Policy Limits Use of Guidance Documents in Federal Civil Actions

On January 25, 2018, Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand issued a memorandum on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) (the “Brand Memo”) which effectively limits the use and enforcement power of guidance...more

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