National Law Journal | Commentary
By Abbe Smith | April 22, 2020
Between Air Force Col. W. Shane Cohen's departure from the bench and new challenges presented by COVID-19, now is the time to either try these detainees or release them.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | April 22, 2020
Federal prosecutors regularly say the inmates have not shown they will face more of a risk from the virus than others. Some judges are siding with those claims in denying the requests for release.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | April 16, 2020
Jackson said Stone's claims that his jury's foreperson was biased due to social media posts did not hold up under the law.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | April 16, 2020
"It is intimidating when the President of the United States attacks the foreperson of a jury by name," one juror said.
By Marcia Coyle | March 30, 2020
"I will cease noting my dissent in future petitions presenting the question. I hope, however, that the court will at some point reconsider its reluctance to answer it," Justice Sonia Sotomayor noted in a dissent Monday in a sentencing dispute.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | March 26, 2020
Groups are trying to spread the word about the "compassionate release" option, in which federal inmates can petition a judge for their release over health concerns.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | March 25, 2020
Most proceedings at the D.C. trial court have been postponed due to the pandemic. But attorneys for one criminal defendant urged he be resentenced quickly, as it could allow him to be quickly released from federal prison.
By Ross Todd | March 9, 2020
A spokesperson for the Placer County Sheriff's office indicated investigators believe that Timothy Delgado, an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of California, shot and killed his wife Tamara before killing himself.
By Jane Wester | March 6, 2020
The letter does not recommend a specific sentence but prosecutors asked the court to consider the severity of Weinstein's acts and his lack of remorse.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | March 2, 2020
Raul is a former associate counsel to President Ronald Reagan, a member of the conservative group Checks and Balances and the head of Sidley Austin's privacy and cybersecurity practice.
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