appellate waivers – Binding the Law

26 February 2018

United States Supreme Court holds certain provision of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act does not create independent basis to allow attachment and execution on property; holds Dodd-Frank whistleblower protection against retaliation requires reporting alleged securities violations to Securities and Exchange Commission; holds a guilty plea does not in itself bar constitutional challenge to the statute of conviction; holds attorney fee awards in prisoner civil rights cases must be satisfied form the judgment obtained up to a 25% cap; and holds silence in a collective bargaining agreement is not ambiguity allowing lifetime benefits.

by William Gaskill

10 June 2015

10th Circuit holds district courts cannot reject plea agreements because of an appellate waiver in the agreement.

by William Gaskill

18 February 2015

10th Circuit reaffirms that appellate waivers in plea agreements will be enforced.

by William Gaskill