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December

• Voisine v. U.S., No. 14-10154 (U.S. Supreme Court) (579 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2272) (June 27, 2016) (Justice Kagan)
• Binderup v. Atty. Gen. U.S. of America, No. 14-4550 (3rd Cir.) (836 F.3d 336) (September 1, 2016) (Judge Thomas L. Ambro)
• Nichols v. U.S., No. 15-5238 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1113) (April 4, 2016) (Justice Alito)
• Luna Torres v. Lynch, No. 14-1096 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1619) (May 16, 2016) (Justice Kagan)
• Foster v. Chatman, No. 14-8349 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1737) (May 23, 2016) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
• Mathis v. U.S., No. 15-6092 (U.S. Supreme Court) (579 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2243) (June 23, 2016) (Justice Kagan)
• Bosse v. Oklahoma, No. 15-9173 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1) (October 11, 2016) (Per Curiam)
• Bravo-Fernandez v. U.S., No. 15-537 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 352) (November 29, 2016) (Justice Ginsburg)
• Taylor v. U.S., No. 14-6166 (U.S. Supreme Court) (579 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2074) (June 20, 2016) (Justice Alito)
• Utah v. Strieff, No. 14-1373 (U.S. Supreme Court) (579 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2056) (June 20, 2016) (Justice Thomas)
• El-Shaddai v. Zamora, No. 13-56104 (9th Cir.) (833 F.3d 1036) (August 12, 2016) (Judge Milan D. Jr. Smith)
• Shaw v. U.S., No. 15-5991 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 462) (December 12, 2016) (Justice Breyer)
• Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle, No. 15-108 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1863) (June 9, 2016) (Justice Kagan)
• Musacchio v. U.S., No. 14-1095 (U.S. Supreme Court) (577 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 709) (January 25, 2016) (Justice Thomas)
• Wearry v. Cain, No. 14-10008 (U.S. Supreme Court) (577 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1002) (March 7, 2016) (Per Curiam)
• Kansas v. Carr, No. 14-449 (U.S. Supreme Court) (577 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 633) (January 20, 2016) (Justice Scalia)
• Lockhart v. U.S., No. 14-8358 (U.S. Supreme Court) (577 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 958) (March 1, 2016) (Justice Sotomayor)
• Hurst v. Florida, No. 14-7505 (U.S. Supreme Court) (577 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 616) (January 12, 2016) (Justice Sotomayor)
• Williams v. Pennsylvania, No. 15-5040 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1899) (June 9, 2016) (Justice Kennedy)
• Birchfield v. U.S., No. 14-1468 (U.S. Supreme Court) (579 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2160) (June 23, 2016) (Justice Alito)
• Salman v. U.S., No. 15-628 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 420) (December 6, 2016) (Justice Alito)
• McDonnell v. U.S., No. 15-474 (U.S. Supreme Court) (579 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 2355) (June 27, 2016) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
• Bruce v. Samuels, No. 14-844 (U.S. Supreme Court) (577 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 627) (January 12, 2016) (Justice Ginsburg)
• Luis v. U.S., No. 14-419 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1083) (March 30, 2016) (Justice Breyer)
• Ackerman, No. 14-3265 (10th Cir.) (831 F.3d 1292) (August 5, 2016) (Judge Neil M. Gorsuch)
• Montgomery v. Louisiana, No. 14-280 (U.S. Supreme Court) (577 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 718) (January 25, 2016) (Justice Kennedy)
• Betterman v. Montana, No. 14-1457 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1609) (May 19, 2016) (Justice Ginsburg)
• Tyler v. Hillsdale Co. Sheriff's Dept., No. 13-1876 (6th Cir.) (837 F.3d 678) (September 15, 2016) (Judge Julia Smith Gibbons)
• U.S. v. Browne, No. 14-1798 (3rd Cir.) (834 F.3d 403) (August 25, 2016) (Judge Cheryl Ann Krause)
• U.S. v. Brown, No. 13-1706-cr (2nd Cir.) (843 F.3d 74) (December 6, 2016) (Judge Christopher F. Droney)
• U.S. v. Taylor, No. 16-1019 (7th Cir.) (833 F.3d 795) (August 15, 2016) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
• U.S. v. Algahaim, No. 15-2024(L) (2nd Cir.) (842 F.3d 796) (December 1, 2016) (Judge Jon O. Newman)
• U.S. v. Pruitt, No. 14-1921-cr (2nd Cir.) (813 F.3d 90) (February 1, 2016) (Judge John Gleeson)
• U.S. v. Navarro, No. 12-2606 (7th Cir.) (817 F.3d 494) (April 8, 2016) (Judge Sara L. Ellis)
• A.C.L.U. v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, No. 15-2956-cv(L) (2nd Cir.) ( F.3d ) (December 20, 2016) (Judge Jon O. Newman)
• U.S. v. Allen, No. 13-3333-cr (2nd Cir.) (813 F.3d 76) (January 29, 2016) (Judge Gerard E. Lynch)

November

• U.S. v. Ornelas, No. 14-50533 (9th Cir.) (828 F.3d 1018) (May 4, 2016) (Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich)
• Fields v. City of Philadelphia, No. Civil No. 14-4424 (E.D.Pa.) (166 F.Supp.3d 528) (February 19, 2016) (Judge Mark A. Kearney)
• Smith v. Hickenlooper, No. 15-cv-00462-WYD-NYW (D.Colo.) (164 F.Supp.3d 1286) (February 26, 2016) (Judge Wiley Daniel)
• U.S. v. Boatrite, No. Crim. No. 5:15CR57 (N.D.W.Va.) (165 F.Supp.3d 484) (February 22, 2016) (Judge Frederick P. Jr. Stamp)
• U.S. v. Holley, No. 15-40360 (5th Cir.) (831 F.3d 322) (July 27, 2016) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham)
• U.S. v. Smith, No. 14-CR-00115 (E.D.N.Y.) (155 F.Supp.3d 260) (January 11, 2016) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)

October

• Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Technology, Inc., No. 15-1831 (4th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (October 21, 2016) (Judge Barbara Milano Keenan)
• Hollihan v. Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections, No. Civil No. 3:15-CV-5 (M.D.Pa.) (159 F.Supp.3d 502) (January 20, 2016) (Judge Christopher C. Conner)
• Smith v. Baltimore City Police Dept., No. 15-1604 (4th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (October 27, 2016) (Judge Stephanie Dawn Thacker)
• U.S. v. Nwoye, No. 14-3060 (D.C. Cir.) (824 F.3d 1129) (June 10, 2016) (Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh)
• U.S. v. Alvarez-Nunez, No. 15-2127 (1st Cir.) (828 F.3d 52) (July 8, 2016) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)
• U.S. v. Murillo, No. 15-4235 (4th Cir.) (826 F.3d 152) (June 14, 2016) (Judge Robert Bruce King)
• U.S. v. Clinton, No. 15-1346 (7th Cir.) (825 F.3d 809) (June 16, 2016) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner)
• U.S. v. Scarpa, No. 94-CR-1119 (ERK) (E.D.N.Y.) (155 F.Supp.3d 234) (January 4, 2016) (Judge Edward R. Korman)
• U.S. v. Bagcho, No. Crim. No. 06-00334 (ESH) (D.D.C.) (151 F.Supp.3d 60) (December 17, 2015) (Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle)
• U.S. v. Kpodi, No. 14-3037 (D.C. Cir.) (824 F.3d 122) (May 31, 2016) (Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson)

September

• U.S. v. Djibo, No. 15 CR 88 (SJ)(RER) (E.D.N.Y.) (151 F.3d 297) (December 16, 2015) (Judge Sterling Jr. Johnson)
• U.S. v. Mutschler, No. CR14-328 TSZ (W.D.Wash.) (152 F.Supp.3d 1332) (January 7, 2016) (Judge Thomas S. Zilly)
• U.S. v. Bronstein, No. 15-cr-00048 (CRC) (D.D.C.) (151 F.Supp.3d 31) (December 22, 2015) (Judge Christopher R. Cooper)
• Sophin v. U.S., No. EP-15-CR-418-KC (W.D.Tex.) (153 F.Supp.3d 956) (December 22, 2015) (Judge Kathleen Cardone)
• Merrill v. Lunch, No. 14-cv-9763 (VM) (S.D.N.Y.) (151 F.Supp.3d 342) (August 28, 2015) (Judge Victor Marrero)
• Does v. Snyder, No. 15-1536 (6th Cir.) (834 F.3d 696) (August 25, 2017) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder)
• D.E. v. Doe, No. 15-2128 (6th Cir.) (834 F.3d 723) (August 25, 2016) (Judge John M. Rogers)
• Arias v. Lynch, No. 14-2839 (7th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (August 24, 2016) (Judge Clyde H. Hamilton)
• Garcia v. Montgomery County, Maryland, No. Civil Action No. TDC-12-3592 (D.Md.) (145 F.Supp.3d 492) (November 5, 2015) (Judge Theodore D. Chuang)
• U.S. v. Batamula, No. 12-20630 (5th Cir.) (823 F.3d 237) (May 3, 2012) (Per Curiam)
• U.S. v. Smith, No. 15-1742 (8th Cir.) (820 F.3d 356) (April 14, 2016) (Judge Bobby E. Shepherd)
• U.S. v. Ford, No. 15-1303 (1st Cir.) (821 F.3d 63) (April 13, 2016) (Judge William J. Jr. Kayatta)

August

• U.S. v. McLean, No. 13-cr-487 (E.D.Pa.) (199 F.Supp.3d 926) (August 8, 2016) (Judge Gerald A. McHugh)
• Doe v. U.S., No. 15-1967-cr (2nd Cir.) (833 F.3d 192) (August 11, 2016) (Judge Raymond J. Jr. Lohier)
• U.S. v. Gonzalez-Longoria, No. 15-40041 (5th Cir.) (831 F.3d 670) (August 5, 2016) (Judge Stephen A. Higginson)
• Norris v. U.S., No. 15-10390 (11th Cir.) (820 F.3d 1261) (April 25, 2016) (Judge William H. Jr. Pryor)
• U.S. v. McIntosh, No. 15-10117 (9th Cir.) (833 F.3d 1163) (August 16, 2016) (Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain)
• U.S. v. Fitzgerald, No. 14-4795 (4th Cir.) (820 F.3d 107) (April 27, 2016) (Judge William B. Jr. Traxler)
• U.S. v. Ortiz, No. 15-3240 (7th Cir.) (817 F.3d 553) (March 28, 2016) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
• U.S. v. Torres, No. 14-10210 (9th Cir.) (828 F.3d 1113) (July 14, 2016) (Judge Mary H. Murguia)
• U.S. v. Lull, No. 15-4216 (4th Cir.) (824 F.3d 109) (May 25, 2016) (Judge Allyson Kay Duncan)
• U.S. v. Rios, No. 14-2495 (6th Cir.) (830 F.3d 403) (July 21, 2016) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)
• U.S. v. Lara, No. 14-50120 (9th Cir.) (815 F.3d 605) (March 3, 2016) (Judge William A. Fletcher)

July

• U.S. v. Martinez, No. 10CR3576-LAB (S.D.Cal.) (126 F.Supp.3d 1179) (August 21, 2015) (Judge Larry Alan Burns)
• Hollis v. Lynch, No. 15-10803 (5th Cir.) (827 F.3d 436) (June 30, 2015) (Judge Leslie H. Southwick)
• U.S. v. Collins, No. 15-3263 (6th Cir.) (828 F.3d 386) (June 29, 2016) (Judge Ralph B Jr. Guy)
• U.S. v. Bare, No. 14-10475 (9th Cir.) (806 F.3d 1011) (November 24, 2015) (Judge Richard C. Tallman)

June

• U.S. v. Brown, No. 13-1706 (2nd Cir.) (826 F.3d 51) (June 14, 2016) (Judge Rosemary S. Pooler)
• U.S. v. Paredes, No. 15-CR-436 (JBW) (E.D.N.Y.) (185 F.Supp.3d 287) (May 5, 2016) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)
• Lee v. U.S., No. 14-5369 (6th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (June 8, 2016) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder)
• Peruta v. County of San Diego, No. 10-56971 (9th Cir.) (824 F.3d 919) (June 9, 2016) (Judge William A. Fletcher)
• U.S. v. Medina-Carrasco, No. 13-10397 (9th Cir.) (815 F.3d 457) (March 2, 2016) (Judge Susan P. Graber)
• U.S. v. Graham, No. 12-4659 (4th Cir.) (824 F.3d 421) (May 31, 2016) (Judge Diana Gribbon Motz)
• U.S. v. Musgrave, No. 15-3043 (6th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (May 4, 2016) (Judge Jane B. Stranch)

May

• U.S. v. Nesbeth, No. 15-cr-18(FB) (E.D.N.Y.) (188 F.Supp.3d 179) (May 24, 2016) (Judge Frederic Block)
• U.S. v. Von Behren, No. 15-1033 (10th Cir.) (822 F.3d 1139) (May 10, 2016) (Judge Stephanie K. Seymour)
• U.S. v. Foster, No. 14-20323-CR (S.D.Fla.) (103 F.Supp.3d 1335) (April 16, 2015) (Judge Cecilia M Altonaga)
• U.S. v. Buffis, No. Crim. No. 13-30028-MGM (D.Mass.) (2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162222) (April 20, 2016) (Judge Mark G. Mastroianni)
• U.S. v. Cortes-Medina, No. 14-1101 (1st Cir.) (819 F.3d 566) (May 12, 2016) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)
• U.S. v. Sakoc, No. 2;13-CR-106 (D.Vt.) (115 F.Supp.3d 475) (June 30, 2016) (Judge William K. III Sessions)
• U.S. v. Maymi-Maysonet, No. 14-2183 (1st Cir.) (812 F.3d 233) (February 5, 2016) (Judge Michael Daly Hawkins)
• U.S. v. Cortes-Medina, No. 14-1101 (1st Cir.) (810 F.3d 62) (January 6, 2016) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)
• U.S. v. Abney, No. 14-3074 (D.C. Cir.) (812 F.3d 1079) (February 5, 2016) (Judge Judith W. Rogers)

April

• U.S. v. Rivera, No. 12-CR-700 (JG) (E.D.N.Y.) (117 F.Supp.3d 172) (July 22, 2015) (Judge John Gleeson)

March

• U.S. v. $167,070.00 in U.S. Currency, No. 3:13-CV-00324-LRH-VPC (D.Nev.) (112 F.Supp.3d 1108) (June 12, 2015) (Judge Larry R. Hicks)
• Koger v. Dart, No. 13 C 7150 (N.D.Ill.) (114 F.Supp.3d 572) (July 6, 2015) (Judge Matthew F. Kennelly)
• U.S. v. Mercado-Flores, No. Crim.No. 14-466 (GAG) (D.Puerto Rico) ( F.Supp.3d ) (June 4, 2015) (Judge Gustavo A. Gelpi)
• U.S. v. Moreno, No. 14-1568 (3rd Cir.) (809 F.3d 766) (January 5, 2016) (Judge D. Michael Fisher)
• U.S. v. Poulin, No. 14-2458 (7th Cir.) (809 F.3d 924) (January 5, 2016) (Judge Joel L. Flaum)
• Doe v. U.S., No. 15-MC-1174(JG) (E.D.N.Y.) (168 F.Supp.3d 427) (March 1, 2016) (Judge John Gleeson)
• U.S. v. Dokmeci, No. 13-CR-00455 b(JG) (E.D.N.Y.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (March 9, 2016) (Judge John Gleeson)
• U.S. v. Taylor, No. 15-5930 (6th Cir.) (815 F.3d 248) (March 7, 2016) (Judge Julia Smith Gibbons)

February

• U.S. v. Almonte-Reyes, No. 13-1934 (1st Cir.) (814 F.3d 24) (February 18, 2016) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch)
• Kolbe v. Hogan, No. 14-1945 (4th Cir.) (813 F.3d 160) (February 4, 2016) (Judge William B. Jr. Traxler)
• U.S. v. R.V., No. 14-CR-0316 (E.D.N.Y.) (157 F.Supp.3d 207) (January 21, 2016) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)

January

• U.S. v. Flores, No. 14-50027 (9th Cir.) (802 F.3d 1028) (September 23, 2016) (Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw)
• U.S. v. Coscia, No. 14 CR 551 (N.D.Ill.) (100 F.Supp.3d 653) (April 16, 2015) (Judge Harry D. Leinenweber)
• U.S. v. Messina, No. 14-1219-cr (2nd Cir.) (806 F.3d 55) (November 12, 2015) (Judge Reena Raggi)
• U.S. v. Hampton, No. 09-10291-WGY (D.Mass.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (June 18, 2015) (Judge William G. Young)
• U.S. v. Navarro, No. 12-2606 (7th Cir.) (804 F.3d 872) (October 27, 2015) (Judge Sara L. Ellis)
• U.S. v. Patiutka, No. 14-4932 (4th Cir.) (804 F.3d 684) (October 23, 2015) (Judge Diana Gribbon Motz)
• U.S. v. Chin, No. 10-10076-PBD (D.Mass.) (54 F.Supp.3d 87) (October 21, 2014) (Judge Patti B. Saris)
• U.S. v. Chavful, No. 13-11173 (5th Cir.) (781 F.3d 758) (March 20, 2015) (Judge Edward C. Prado)