Newsletter July 2nd, 2021

NEWSLETTER July 2, 2021 Welcome to the weekly edition of our newsletter. VIEWS ON THE LAW [-] Borden and 924(c) Whenever the Supreme Court invalidates part of a criminal statute, the question comes up about whether the Court’s reasoning could affect similar statutes and whether this opens the door for relief. The Court held in…

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NEWSLETTER June 25, 2021

NEWSLETTER June 25, 2021 Welcome to the weekly edition of my newsletter. Please note that this email address ([email protected]) is only for the newsletter; if you are interested in hiring my law firm, please use [email protected] (prisoner emails accepted). This same newsletter can be viewed by your folks on our blog, and they can sign…

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Breaking News

*** BREAKING NEWS *** In a case that many of you have been waiting on, the U.S. Supreme Court held today in Borden v. United States, 2021 U.S. LEXIS 2990 (June 10, 2021), that a violent crime that has only a mens rea of recklessness does not qualify under the ACCA. Below is an overview…

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NEWSLETTER June 4, 2021

Welcome to another round of my weekly newsletter expounding on some happenings in the courts and some insights on issues that you may want to know about. VIEWS ON THE LAW This week’s Views on the Law focuses on two issues from the political arena that have commanded lots of attention lately. Up first is…

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