Newsletters

The West Virginia Northern Federal Defender Quarterly

• April 2008
• January 2008
• 2007 Quarterly Archive
• 2006 Quarterly Archive
• 2005 Quarterly Archive
• 2004 Quarterly Archive
• 2003 Quarterly Archive

Other Publications

• Federal Sentencing & Postconviction News (Winter 2008)
- Published by the Law Offices of Alan Ellis. An archive of earlier editions is available from the author's website.
• Good Practices for Panel Attorney Programs in the U.S. Courts of Appeals - Published in January 2006 by the Vera Institute of Justice.
• Errores Juris - 2005 Edition - Listing of federal criminal cases reversed in favor of defense.
• Developments in Federal Search and Seizure Law - Written by Stephen R. Sady, Chief Deputy Federal Public Defender, District of Oregon, November 2007.

Case Summaries

• 4th Circuit Case Summaries - October 1, 2005 through April 7, 2006. Prepared by Diana Cap and Vidalia Patterson, Research and Writing Attorneys, Office of the Federal Public Defender - Eastern District of North Carolina.
• 4th Circuit Sentencing Update - Selected Fourth Circuit Decisions Addressing Booker Issues - Prepared by Frances H. Pratt, E.D. Va. - Updated & Revised by Sarah S. Gannett, D. Md., May 19, 2006.
• 4th Circuit Blog - This is a direct link to the case summaries and analysis from Federal Defender Offices located in the Fourth Circuit (WV, VA, MD, NC, SC).
• Blakely & Booker/Fanfan Information - Updated federal sentencing materials.
• D-Web Law Blogs - Supreme Court and Circuit Court of Appeals case updates.