Jurisdictions / United States

United States (federal)

Cases

No briefs from here yet. See the wire, or read cases from elsewhere: the law travels.

On the wire

OpinionFED · Oct 30, 2026
Dustin Lee McLellan v. United States CourtListener
OpinionFED · Oct 29, 2026
25-60017 USA v. Harris Fifth Circuit opinions, published and unpublished
OpinionFED · Oct 28, 2026
25-51048 USA v. Stevens Fifth Circuit opinions, published and unpublished
OpinionFED · Oct 19, 2026
Charlie Foster v. United States CourtListener
OpinionFED · Oct 16, 2026
Morillo v. United States CourtListener

Where to turn

Appeal courts

Public defenders

Defender Services (U.S. Courts) Federal public and community defenders and CJA panel.
Defender Services Office, Training Division Resources for federal defenders.

Innocence organisations

Time to appeal

P. 4(b)(1)(A): "In a criminal case, a defendant's notice of appeal must be filed in the district court within 14 days after the later of: (i) the entry of either the judgment or the order being appealed; or (ii) the filing of the government's notice of appeal."

Check this against the rule, and with a lawyer: read the source

Rules of appeal

What we watch here

GovInfo: Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
GovInfo: Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
GovInfo: Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
GovInfo: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
GovInfo: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
GovInfo: Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
GovInfo: Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
GovInfo: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
GovInfo: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
GovInfo: Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
GovInfo: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
GovInfo: Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Ninth Circuit published opinions
Ninth Circuit memorandum dispositions (unpublished)
Fifth Circuit opinions, published and unpublished
First Circuit opinions
Eleventh Circuit published opinions
Supreme Court opinions, October Term 2025
Supreme Court opinions, October Term 2026
Office of the Pardon Attorney: clemency recipients
Clemency grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025 to present)
SCOTUSblog