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• Fourth Circuit Vacates Denial of First Step Act Relief Where Record Unclear Whether District Court Considered All Nonfrivolous Arguments Raised by Defendant, Nov. 1, 2023. First Step Act, Policy Considerations, Reduction of Sentence.
• Fifth Circuit Revives Suit by Nation of Gods and Earth Prisoner Demanding Religious Recognition by Texas Prison Officials, May 1, 2023. Religious Freedom, Denial of Religious Services.
• Eleventh Circuit Says Passover Sign-Up Requirement in Florida Jail Passes Constitutional Muster, Jan. 1, 2023. Denial of Religious Services, Sabbaths, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
• ‘Good Time’ Credit Policy Wrongly Under Attack in Alabama, Nov. 30, 2022. Good Time Credits, Policy Considerations.
• Ninth Circuit Strikes Nevada Ban on Muslim Prisoner’s Scented Prayer Oil, Allows Conditions-of-Confinement Claim Also to Proceed, Aug. 1, 2022. Conditions of Confinement, Denial of Religious Services.
• Tenth Circuit Reinstates Federal Prisoner’s Claim Against BOP Over Denial of Muslim Group Prayer Five Times a Day, Aug. 1, 2022. Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices.
• Sixth Circuit: Michigan DOC’s Years-Long Delay in Access to Religious Services and Items Constitutes Constructive Denial of Religious Exercise, June 1, 2022. Denial of Religious Services, Religious Practices.
• Michigan DOC Agrees to Expand Recognition of Religious Groups After DOJ Investigation, March 1, 2022. Religious Discrimination, Denial of Religious Services.
• Fifth Circuit: U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13 Policy Statement Not Applicable to Prisoner’s Motion for Compassionate Release, June 15, 2021. Policy Considerations, Compassionate Release.
• Tenth Circuit Joins Other Circuits, Holds § 1B1.13 Does Not Apply to Compassionate Release Motions Filed by Prisoners, June 15, 2021. Policy Considerations, Compassionate Release.