Second Circuit Hears Combs Challenge to Sentence Based on Acquitted ConductJune 5, 2026Legal NewsA Second Circuit panel grilled both sides April 9 over whether Sean Combs's 50-month Mann Act sentence improperly rested on conduct the jury rejected at trial.
Second Circuit Hears Combs Sentencing Appeal Over Acquitted ConductMay 21, 2026Law and PolicyThe Second Circuit heard Combs's appeal over acquitted-conduct sentencing on April 9, 2026, with judges signaling the legal question is far from settled.
2nd Circuit Questions Combs Sentence Built on Acquitted ConductMay 18, 2026Legal NewsThe 2nd Circuit heard arguments April 9 on whether Sean Combs' 50-month sentence improperly relied on conduct a jury rejected, raising a nationally divisive sentencing doctrine.
Second Circuit Presses Both Sides on Acquitted-Conduct Sentencing in Combs AppealMay 16, 2026Legal NewsThe Second Circuit grilled prosecutors and defense counsel April 9 over whether Sean Combs's 50-month Mann Act sentence improperly relied on acquitted racketeering and sex trafficking conduct.
Second Circuit Grills Both Sides Over Combs Acquitted-Conduct SentenceMay 16, 2026Law and PolicyThe Second Circuit heard oral arguments in Sean Combs' appeal of his 50-month Mann Act sentence, focusing on whether acquitted conduct was improperly used.