Federal Judiciary

Court limits “violent felony” definition
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the crime of failure to report to jail or prison to serve a sentence is not the same as an escape, and is not a “violent felony” that can lead to a longer prison term under federal law...

Chambers: Out for a Stroll
Your client has a prior conviction for felony escape. In reality, he just walked away from work release, or didn't go back to the half-way house. But he is still tagged with an escape conviction...

Supreme Court rules failure to report to prison is not a 'violent felony'
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court decided two cases Tuesday. The Court ruled in Chambers v. United States that failure to report to prison does not constitute a "violent felony" for purposes of sentence enhancement under the Armed Career Criminals Act (ACCA)...

Possession of Sawed-off Shotgun Not A Violent Felony
In United States v. Amos, the Sixth Circuit became the first circuit court to rule that a conviction for the possession of a sawed-off shotgun does not constitute a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act...

Cert Grants on ACCA Cases
Today the Supreme Court granted cert in two ACCA cases. The first, United States v. Begay, comes from the Tenth Circuit and concerns whether driving under the influence is a violent felony...

Conspiracy to Commit 2nd-degree Burglary Not an ACCA Predicate
U.S. v. Fell, --- F.3d ----, 2007 WL 4395444 (10th Cir. Dec. 18, 2007) Nice defense victory, holding that conviction of Colorado conspiracy to commit second degree burglary is not a violent felony under ACCA, after analyzing the statute under James v...

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Mitchell Report Summary
Report on Steroid Drug Use in Major League Baseball by Senator George Mitchell

Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act

Recall of TYLENOL 8 Hour Caplets 50 Count Sold in The United States and Puerto Rico
TYLENOL 8 Hour Caplets 50 Count One Lot Recalled in US and Puerto Rico

United Airlines Discriminates Against Blind Passengers
United Airlines Discriminates Against Blind Passengers

Daniel V. Leccese Sr.
$250,000 fine for felony mail fraud.

Technician Whistleblower
Jury orders DuPont Chambers Works to pay $1.224 million settlement to employee.

Bank Website Security
New Report Finds Widespread Flaws

Operating Room Fires
Hundreds Injured During Surgery, New Report Shows