Peter B. Siegal

Under the US Criminal Code’s compassionate release provision, a court may reduce a criminal sentence after it is imposed if “extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant such a reduction.”...more On April 22, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued Hencely v. Fluor Corporation, a 6-3 decision rejecting the Fourth Circuit’s holding that defense contractors enjoy per seimmunity from state-law torts when...more Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information Cookie Preferences