Under the US Criminal Code’s compassionate release provision, a court may reduce a criminal sentence after it is imposed if “extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant such a reduction.”[1] Taken ...

The United States Sentencing Commission (the “Commission”) published its proposed 2026 amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in two phases—in December 2025 and January 2026—with a period for ...

The Federal Criminal Justice Clinic (FCJC) is the nation’s first legal clinic devoted to representing low-income clients ...

Federal prosecutors and lawyers for a couple convicted of running a fraud scheme have filed recommendations ahead of the pair ...