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Hello all. Below is the May 2025 edition of the Fifth Circuit criminal and civil case summaries, with a special focus on cases of interest to white-collar practitioners. This past month, the Fifth Circuit issued published...more
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
The Supreme Court of the United States’ decision last week in Esteras v. United States restricted the factors lower courts may consider in imposing prison sentences following supervised release revocations. Those awaiting the...more
The U.S. imprisons a larger percentage of its population than any other country in the world. How did we get here? Rachel Barkow, Charles Seligson Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Zimroth Center on the...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Maron v. Fla CFO - Florida Unclaimed Property Act, taking, sovereign immunity - USA v. Solomon - sentencing, Hobbs Act - HM Fla v. Fla DBPR - obscenity, First Amendment - ...more
Over the last several years, thousands of incarcerated individuals have filed motions for compassionate release. As part of the submission process, individuals must outline the “extraordinary and compelling” reasons that...more
The federal sentencing landscape in the United States could undergo a significant transformation with recent amendments to update the United States Sentencing Guidelines that will go into effect on November 1, 2025, unless...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions on March 21st: Delligatti v. United States, No. 23-825: This case interprets 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), which imposes a five-year mandatory minimum sentence when a...more
In United States v. Razzouk, the Second Circuit (Walker, Carney, Koeltl by designation) considered the meaning of an “offense against property” as used by the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act (“MVRA”). The panel rejected a...more
In United States v. Davis, the Second Circuit (Katzmann, Wesley, Bianco) affirmed the district court’s order granting the defendant’s motion for a reduced sentence under Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018. The...more
In United States v. Zapatero, the Second Circuit (Hall, Sullivan, Bianco) issued a published opinion concerning a narrow sentencing issue, ruling that a district court may not rely on a Sentencing Guidelines § 5G1.3(b)...more