Blog Category | Federal criminal defense

In federal court, some of the most important battles happen after trial—on appeal—where the focus...

Do we execute prisoners despite constitutional defects in the trial? The Supreme Court gives a...

The federal system has long recognized that juveniles who come into contact with the criminal...

President Donald Trump’s broad array of executive actions since his reelection has generated a sizeable...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2025 Houston, TX – Former Houston exotic dancer and mother...

The sewing machines rattle and hum inside a federal prison workshop, their old frames shaking...

Nov 12  If a federal judge sees credible evidence that someone may be innocent—or that...

FRED KOREMATSU AND JAPANESE INTERNMENT DURING WWII Of the 120,000 Japanese Americans subject to relocation,...

Ron Chapman is a Federal Defense Attorney and Author of Unraveling Federal Criminal Investigations. He’s...

Ron Chapman is a Federal Defense Attorney and Author of Unraveling Federal Criminal Investigations. He’s...

Ron Chapman is a Federal Defense Attorney and Author of Unraveling Federal Criminal Investigations. He’s...

The Constitutionality of Reparations: A Questionable Path Forward The topic of reparations for slavery has...

How to use This Page This page will be a running analysis of the 2024...

“The judiciary… has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either...

By: Ronald W. Chapman II The Supreme Court’s Holding in Trump v. United States In...

By: Ronald Chapman II How Broad Is the Obstruction Statute Really? In a significant decision...

By: Ronald W. Chapman II Give-and-take is important at the Supreme Court. Although most decisions...

The Shield of Immunity: Trump’s Legal Gambit and Its Constitutional Bedrock Read the Brief Here...

Trump v. Anderson The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, reversed the Colorado Supreme Court’s...

Ron Chapman is a federal criminal defense attorney who is admitted before the Supreme Court...

Ron Chapman II Interviewed by NPR’s Peter Biello on SCOTUS Border Cases Four Supreme Court...

By: Ronald W. Chapman II Nothing stokes the internet more than the Epstein saga. Conspiracy...

By: Ronald W. Chapman II Colorado Supreme Court Ousts Trump from 2024 Primary Ballot Against...

Donald Trump’s First Amendment Defense Federal criminal defendants seeking precedent can make unlikely bedfellows. Charlotte...

By: Ronald W. Chapman II The First Amendment: Protections and Limitations The First Amendment safeguards...

Federal Criminal Defense Attorneys Ronald W. Chapman II and Matthew Pelcowitz filed a Petition for...

Jones v. Hendrix SCOTUS: Change in Statutory Interpretation is Not Enough The Supreme Court has...

United States v. Banks: We all know that sentencing in federal fraud cases is driven...

11th Circuit Grants New Trial For Ruan on Remand 11th Circuit Opinion Located Here: United...

Federal Asset Seizure in drug prosecutions Federal asset seizure generally accompanies a federal criminal indictment...

Lower court decisions are mixed for physicians facing Controlled Substance Prosecutions It’s now been three...

Leading up to Ruan – 46 years of silence Over the last 46 years of...

Late June or Early July? The hotly anticipated SCOTUS ruling that will greatly impact prescribers,...

In a 6-3 opinion with a rather salty dissent, Justice Thomas places federalism before the...

By Ronald W. Chapman II The CDC COVID-19 Federal Mask Mandate has Been Repealed The...

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Recently appointed and confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

Breakdown of the Government’s Brief in Ruan v. United States I’ve been waiting about 10...

When the pandemic hit, 36,000 federal prisoners were released on home confinement to prevent the...

WHAT ARE THE SENTENCES FOR FEDERAL CHARGES? Federal sentences vary based on the type of...

Two justices on distinctly opposite sides of the Supreme Court ideological spectrum called out the...

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