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Save the Date: St. Crispin’s Day CLE 2025

The Federal Defender Program’s annual St. Crispin’s Day CLE draws nigh. We will gather together for two days, Wednesday, October

Good news—the Eleventh Circuit is taking seriously the requirement in Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024), that the jury must

[By Emily Gilbert and Kelyn Smith] Our eyes do not deceive us! In Sockwell v. Comm’r, Ala. Dept. of Corr.,

[By Nicole Kaplan] You may be wondering about the state of Second Amendment litigation involving 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) —

Is the phrase “used or possessed a firearm in connection with another felony offense” under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) ambiguous? Yes, said

Clevon Webster allegedly used stolen social security numbers to apply for government benefits. The crimes ended by June 2015, so

This news dropped on Wednesday: Teddy Hertzberg is the new interim United States Attorney in the Northern District of Georgia.

It’s our favorite time of year – training time! Come hang out in the garden and gather some knowledge from