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Previewing two high-profile — and challenging — federal sentencings scheduled for today
Two very different individuals convicted of very different crimes in very high-profile cases are scheduled to be sentenced in two different federal courtrooms today. Both cases involve so many notable…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
PA Supreme Court: Time Spent in Custody on Probation Detainer Should Apply to New Case Even if Bail Paid
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Phillips, holding that the defendant should have received credit for time served…
WisBar Court Review
Court of Appeals: No ‘Trial Penalty’ for Different Sentences in Similar Statutes
By Jay D. Jerde
Sept. 22, 2025 – Two state statutes that covered the same criminal act – one that required a mandatory minimum sentence – were not unconstitutional under federal and state precedent,…
Cruise Law News
Carnival Crew Member Sentenced to Four Years for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
By Jim Walker
A Carnival crew member, Reza Heta Pratama, was sentenced in New Orleans by a federal district court judge for possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). Pratama, a citizen of…
Elizabeth Franklin-Best Blog
Understanding Compassionate Release Petitions and Filing Them with the Help of an Appellate Attorney Under the First Step Act
Compassionate release petitions are a lifeline for sentenced federal inmates facing serious medical conditions and other compassionate circumstances. The First Step Act, which came into force on December 21, 2018,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Nadine Menendez, wife of convicted former US Senator Bob Menendez, sentenced to 54 months in federal prison
As reported in this New York Times article, "Nadine Menendez, the wife of New Jersey’s former senator, was sentenced on Thursday to four and a half years in prison for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Still more "Quick Facts" reports from US Sentencing Commission
I have failed to flag here that the US Sentencing Commission has released recently a bunch more of its terrific "Quick Facts" publications. As regular readers know, I find so…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A full accounting of "The Supreme Court’s upcoming criminal cases"
In this post a few weeks ago, titled "Starting to gear up for lots of criminal law and sentencing cases during SCOTUS OT'25," I highlighted that the Supreme Court is…
Appellate and Supreme Court
A full accounting of “The Supreme Court’s upcoming criminal cases”
In this post a few weeks ago, titled "Starting to gear up for lots of criminal law and sentencing cases during SCOTUS OT'25," I highlighted that the Supreme Court is…
Criminal
Rounding up a mix of press pieces on a mix of criminal justice matters as summer winds down
I do not know why this platform was down yesterday, but I do know I have seen a wide array of intriguing pieces about matters of crime and punishment in…