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December

• U.S. v. Singh, No. 16-1111-cr (2nd Cir.) (877 F.3d 107) (December 12, 2017) (Judge Denny Chin)
• U.S. v. Poulson, No. 16-1224 (3rd Cir.) (871 F.3d 261) (September 14, 2017) (Judge Marjorie O. Rendell)
• Bacall v. Stoddard, No. 16-2668 (6th Cir.) (2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 24382) (November 29, 2017) (Judge David W. McKeague)
• U.S. v. Robinson, No. 15-4098 (6th Cir.) (862 F.3d 760) (June 14, 2017) (Judge John M. Rogers)
• U.S. v. Rivera, No. 16-CR-323-002 (E.D.N.Y.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (December 7, 2017) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)
• U.S. v. Adams, No. 16-2786 (6th Cir.) (873 F.3d 512) (October 11, 2017) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)
• Watson v. U.S., No. 16-655(L) (2nd Cir.) (865 F.3d 123) (July 31, 2017) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs)
• U.S. v. Silver, No. 16-1615-cr (2nd Cir.) (864 F.3d 102) (July 13, 2017) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes)
• U.S. v. Jones, No. 15-1518-cr (2nd Cir.) (878 F.3d 10) (October 5, 2017) (Judge John M. Jr. Walker)
• U.S. v. Conti, No. 16-898-cr(L) (2nd Cir.) (864 F.3d 63) (July 19, 2017) (Judge Jose A. Cabranes)

November

• U.S. v. Conley, No. 15-3442 (7th Cir.) (875 F.3d 391) (November 14, 2017) (Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner)
• Cordero v. The City of New York, No. 15-cv-3436 (E.D.N.Y.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (October 17, 2017) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)
• U.S. v. Brown, No. 16-1603 (7th Cir.) (871 F.3d 532) (September 8, 2017) (Judge Diane S. Sykes)
• U.S. v. Levin, No. 16-1567 (1st Cir.) (874 F.3d 316) (October 27, 2017) (Judge Juan R. Torruella)
• Melton v. Phillips, No. 15-10604 (5th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (November 13, 2017) (Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod)
• Estate of Perry v. Wenzel, No. 16-2353 (7th Cir.) (872 F.3d 438) (September 29, 2017) (Judge Ann Claire Williams)

October

• U.S. v. Quintanilla, No. 16-50677 (5th Cir.) (868 F.3d 315) (August 16, 2017) (Per Curiam)
• U.S. v. Flowers, No. 15-3988 (2nd Cir.) ( F.3d ) (October 25, 2017) (Per Curiam)
• Blight v. City of Manteca, No. 2:15-cv-2513 (E.D.Cal.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (February 10, 2017)
• U.S. v. Trent, No. 16-3960 (7th Cir.) (863 F.3d 699) (July 13, 2017) (Judge Michael S. Kanne)
• Blight v. City of Manteca, No. 2:15-cv-2513 WBS AC (E.D.Cal.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (May 23, 2017) (Judge William B. Shubb)
• U.S. v. Washington, No. 16-2795 (3rd Cir.) (869 F.3d 193) (August 28, 2017) (Judge Julio M. Fuentes)
• U.S. v. Maclaren, No. 16-6291 (4th Cir.) (866 F.3d 212) (August 2, 2017) (Judge Albert Diaz)
• U.S. v. $31,000 in U.S. Currency, No. 16-4279 (6th Cir.) (872 F.3d 342) (September 20, 2017) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder)
• Porter v. Clarke, No. 16-7044 (4th Cir.) (852 F.3d 358) (March 24, 2017) (Judge James A. Jr. Wynn)
• U.S. v. Doe, No. 15-50259 (9th Cir.) (870 F.3d 991) (September 12, 2017) (Judge Morgan Christen)

September

• U.S. v. Lewis, No. 16-3308 (8th Cir.) (864 F.3d 937) (July 27, 2017) (Judge William Duane Benton)
• U.S. v. Schock, No. 16-2503 (6th Cir.) (862 F.3d 563) (July 10, 2017) (Judge Julia Smith Gibbons)
• U.S. v. Doe, No. 17-604 (10th Cir.) (865 F.3d 1295) (August 4, 2017) (Judge Nancy L. Moritz)
• U.S. v. Calhoun, No. 16-cr-92 (SRU) (D.Conn.) (236 F.Supp.3d 537) (February 16, 2017) (Judge Stefan R. Underhill)
• U.S. v. Chamberlain, No. 16-4313 (4th Cir.) (868 F.3d 290) (August 18, 2017) (Judge James A. Jr. Wynn)
• U.S. v. $11,500 in U.S. Currency, No. 14-35717 (9th Cir.) (869 F.3d 1062) (September 5, 2017) (Judge Jay S. Bybee)
• U.S. v. Maddux, No. Crom. No. 14-20-DLB-EBA (E.D.Ky.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (January 17, 2017) (Judge David L. Bunning)
• U.S. v. Lopez, No. 16-2269 (7th Cir.) (870 F.3d 573) (August 29, 2017) (Judge William J. Bauer)
• U.S. v. Faagai, No. 15-10621 (9th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (September 7, 2017) (Judge Carlos T. Bea)
• Washington v. Marion County Prosecutor, No. 16-cv-02980-JMS-DML (S.D.Ind.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (August 18, 2017) (Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson)
• Price v. U.S. DOJ Attorney Office, No. 15-5314 (D.C. Cir.) (865 F.3d 676) (August 4, 2017) (Judge Thomas Beall Griffith)

August

• U.S. v. Griffith, No. 13-3061 (D.C. Cir.) (867 F.3d 1265) (August 18, 2017) (Judge Sri Srinivasan)
• U.S. v. Hillie, No. 16-cr-0030 (KBJ) (D.D.C.) (227 F.Supp.3d 57) (January 5, 2017) (Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson)
• U.S. v. DeRusse, No. 15-3302 (10th Cir.) (859 F.3d 1232) (June 20, 2017) (Judge Monroe G. McKay)
• U.S. v. Martoma, No. 14-3599 (2nd Cir.) (869 F.3d 58) (August 23, 2017) (Judge Robert A. Katzmann)
• U.S. v. Davis, No. 15-10402 (9th Cir.) (854 F.3d 601) (April 14, 2017) (Judge A. Wallace Tashima)
• U.S. v. Martinez, No. 15-cr-00575-WHO-1 (N.D.Cal.) (225 F.Supp.3d 1002) (November 22, 2016) (Judge William H. Jr. Orrick)
• U.S. v. Dimasi, No. Cr. No. 09-10166-MLW (D.Mass.) (220 F.Supp.3d 173) (November 17, 2016) (Judge Mark L. Wolf)
• U.S. v. Conyers, No. 15-CR-537 (VEC) (S.D.N.Y.) (227 F.Supp.3d 280) (December 29, 2016) (Judge Valerie Caproni)
• U.S. v. Louis, No. 16-11349 (11th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (July 10, 2017) (Judge Charles R. Wilson)
• U.S. v. Wise, No. Crim. No. H-12-194-9 (S.D.Tex.) (208 F.Supp.3d 805) (September 23, 2016) (Judge Lynn N. Hughes)

July

• U.S. v. Workman, No. 16-1401 (10th Cir.) (863 F.3d 1313) (July 21, 2017) (Judge Robert E. Bacharach)
• U.S. v. Spivey, No. 15-15023 (11th Cir.) (861 F.3d 1207) (June 28, 2017) (Judge William H. Jr. Pryor)
• Wrenn v. District of Columbia, No. 16-7025 (D.C. Cir.) (864 F.3d 650) (July 25, 2017) (Judge Thomas Beall Griffith)
• Fields v. City of Philadelphia, No. 16-1650 (3rd Cir.) (682 F.3d 353) (July 7, 2017) (Judge Thomas L. Ambro)
• Davila v. Davis, No. 16-6219 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 2058) (June 26, 2017) (Justice Thomas)
• Turner v. U.S., No. 15-1503 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1885) (June 22, 2017) (Justice Breyer)
• McWilliams v. Dunn, No. 16-5294 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1790) (June 19, 2017) (Justice Breyer)
• Hernandez v. Mesa, No. 15-118 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 2003) (June 26, 2017) (Per Curiam)

June

• Buck v. Davis, No. 15-8049 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 759) (February 22, 2017) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
• Packingham v. North Carolina, No. 15-1194 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1730) (June 19, 2017) (Justice Kennedy)
• Ziglar v. Abbasi, No. 15-1358 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1843) (June 19, 2017) (Justice Kennedy)
• Lee v. U.S., No. 16-327 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1958) (June 23, 2017) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
• Weaver v. Massachusetts, No. 16-240 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1899) (June 22, 2017) (Justice Kennedy)
• Honeycutt v. U.S., No. 16-142 (U.S. Supreme Court) (581 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1626) (June 5, 2017) (Justice Sotomayor)
• Kokesh v. S.E.C., No. 16-529 (U.S. Supreme Court) (581 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1635) (June 5, 2017) (Justice Sotomayor)

May

• Molina-Martinez v. U.S., No. 14-8913 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1338) (April 20, 2016) (Justice Kennedy)
• Ocasio v. U.S., No. 14-361 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1423) (May 2, 2016) (Judge Samuel A. Jr. Alito)
• U.S. v. Kirkland, No. 16-40255 (5th Cir.) (851 F.3d 499) (March 17, 2017) (Judge James L. Dennis)
• U.S. v. Rivera-Ruperto, No. 12-2364 (1st Cir.) (852 F.3d 1) (January 13, 2017) (Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson)
• Welch v. U.S., No. 15-6418 (U.S. Supreme Court) (578 U.S. ___; 136 S.Ct. 1257) (April 18, 2016) (Justice Kennedy)
• U.S. v. Lively, No. 15-1671 (6th Cir.) (852 F.3d 549) (March 27, 2017) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)
• U.S. v. Sullivan, No. 16-3163 (8th Cir.) (853 F.3d 475) (April 5, 2017) (Per Curiam)
• County of Los Angeles v. Mendez, No. 16-369 (U.S. Supreme Court) (581 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1539) (May 30, 2017) (Justice Alito)
• Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions, No. 16-54 (U.S. Supreme Court) (581 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1562) (May 30, 2017) (Justice Thomas)
• U.S. v. Lambus, No. 15-CR-382 (E.D.N.Y.) (251 F.Supp.3d 470) (May 4, 2017) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)
• U.S. v. Billups, No. 15-41470 (5th Cir.) (850 F.3d 762) (March 8, 2017) (Judge W. Eugene Davis)
• U.S. v. Velazquez, No. 14-10311 (9th Cir.) (855 F.3d 1021) (May 1, 2017) (Judge Michelle T. Friedland)
• U.S. v. Bustamante-Conchas, No. 15-2025 (10th Cir.) (850 F.3d 1130) (March 3, 2017) (Judge Carlos Lucero)
• U.S. v. Lindsey, No. 14-10004 (9th Cir.) (850 F.3d 1009) (February 27, 2017) (Judge Ronald M. Gould)

April

• U.S. v. Rothbard, No. 16-3996 (7th Cir.) (851 F.3d 699) (March 17, 2017) (Judge Diane P. Wood)
• U.S. v. Lough, No. Crim. No. 1:16CR18 (N.D.W.Va.) (203 F.Supp.3d 747) (August 25, 2016) (Judge Ireme M. Keeley)
• U.S. v. Swisshelm, No. 16-1416 (8th Cir.) (848 F.3d 1157) (February 22, 2017) (Judge Roger L. Wollman)
• Manrique v. U.S., No. 15-7250 (U.S. Supreme Court) (581 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1266) (April 19, 2017) (Justice Thomas)
• Nelson v. Colorado, No. 15-1256 (U.S. Supreme Court) (581 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1249) (April 19, 2017) (Justice Ginsburg)
• U.S. v. Lara, No. 15-4767 (4th Cir.) (850 F.3d 686) (March 14, 2017) (Judge Barbara Milano Keenan)
• U.S. v. Blackwell, No. 16-10287 (9th Cir.) (852 F.3d 1164) (April 3, 2017) (Per Curiam)
• U.S. v. Jenkins, No. 14-4295-cr (2nd Cir.) (854 F.3d 181) (April 17, 2017) (Judge Barrington D. Jr. Parker)
• U.S. v. Sizemore, No. 16-5700 (6th Cir.) (850 F.3d 821) (March 8, 2017) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)
• U.S. v. Litos, No. 16-1384 (7th Cir.) (847 F.3d 906) (February 10, 2017) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
• U.S. v. Adejumo, No. 15-3952 (8th Cir.) (848 F.3d 868) (February 16, 2017) (Judge Diana E. Murphy)

March

• U.S. v. Robinson, No. 14-4902 (4th Cir.) (846 F.3d 694) (January 23, 2017) (Judge Paul V. Niemeyer)
• Dean v. U.S., No. 15-9260 (U.S. Supreme Court) (581 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1170) (April 3, 2017) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
• U.S. v. Agyekum, No. 15-4479 (4th Cir.) (846 F.3d 744) (January 24, 2017) (Judge Paul V. Niemeyer)
• U.S. v. Kohli, No. 15-3481 (7th Cir.) (847 F.3d 483) (February 1, 2017) (Judge Daniel A. Manion)
• Moore v. Texas, No. 15-797 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1039) (March 28, 2017) (Justice Ginsburg)
• Manuel v. City of Joliet, No. 14-9496 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 911) (March 21, 2017) (Justice Kagan)
• U.S. v. Bodouva, No. 16-3937 (2nd Cir.) (853 F.3d 76) (March 22, 2017) (Per Curiam)
• U.S. v. Darby, No. 2:16cr36 (E.D.Va.) (190 F.Supp.3d 520) (June 3, 2016) (Judge Robert G. Doumar)
• U.S. v. Mumphrey, No. 14-cr-00643-EMC-1 (N.D.Cal.) (193 F.Supp.3d 1040) (June 30, 2016) (Judge Edward M. Chen)
• U.S. v. Matish, No. 4:16cr16 (E.D.Va.) (193 F.Supp.3d 585) (June 23, 2016) (Judge Henry Coke Jr. Morgan)
• Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado, No. 15-606 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 855) (March 6, 2017) (Justice Kennedy)
• Beckles v. U.S., No. 15-8544 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 886) (March 6, 2017) (Justice Thomas)
• Leonard v. Texas, No. 16-122 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 847) (March 6, 2017) (Per Curiam)

February

• U.S. v. E.L., No. 15-CR-137 (E.D.N.Y.) (188 F.Supp.3d 152) (May 19, 2016) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)
• U.S. v. Barson, No. 15-20416 (5th Cir.) (845 F.3d 159) (December 16, 2016) (Per Curiam)
• U.S. v. Mays, No. Crim No. 15-158-1 (E.D.Pa.) (189 F.Supp.3d 496) (May 27, 2016) (Judge Michael M. Baylson)
• Kolbe v. Hogan, No. 14-1945 (4th Cir.) (849 F.3d 114) (February 21, 2017) (Judge Carolyn Dineen King)
• U.S. v. Ledbetter, No. 2:15-CR-080 (S.D.Ohio) (188 F.Supp.3d 674) (May 23, 2016) (Judge Algenon L. Marbley)
• U.S. v. Werdene, No. Crim. No. 15-434 (E.D.Pa.) (188 F.Supp.3d 431) (May 18, 2016) (Judge Gewrald J. Pappert)
• U.S. v. Levin, No. 15-10271-WGY (D.Mass.) (186 F.Supp.3d 26) (May 5, 2016) (Judge William G. Young)
• Wollschlaeger v. Gov., State of Florida, No. 12-14009 (11th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (February 16, 2017) (Judge Various)
• U.S. v. Castro, No. 15-11059 (5th Cir.) (843 F.3d 608) (December 12, 2016) (Judge E. Grady Jolly)
• U.S. v. Fattah, No. Crim. No. 15-346 (E.D.Pa.) (187 F.Supp.3d 563) (May 11, 2017) (Judge Harvey III Bartle)
• U.S. v. Ferguson, No. 15-3753 (7th Cir.) (831 F.3d 850) (August 3, 2016) (Judge David F. Hamilton)

January

• U.S. v. Patrick, No. 15-2443 (7th Cir.) (842 F.3d 540) (November 23, 2016) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)
• U.S. v. Hill, No. 3:16-cr-00009-jag (E.D.Va.) (182 F.Supp.3d 547) (April 22, 2016) (Judge John A. Jr. Gibney)
• U.S. v. Williams, No. 15-10475 (9th Cir.) (842 F.3d 1143) (December 5, 2016) (Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz)
• Watson v. U.S., No. 14-CV-6459 (E.D.N.Y.) (179 F.Supp.3d 251) (February 25, 2016) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)
• Estate of Miller v. Marberry, No. 15-1497 (7th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (January 30, 2017) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)