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Fresh Glasswort Leaves and Stems From Israel Authorized for Import

APHIS announces authorization of fresh glasswort (Salicornia europaea L.) leaves and stems from Israel for human consumption into the United States, effective April 21, 2026. The decision follows a pest risk analysis and 60-day comment period, with two comments received that did not affect the outcome. Importation is subject to phytosanitary measures specified in the accompanying Risk Management Document.

United States v. Lewis-Langston - ACCA Enhancement Harmless Error

The Fourth Circuit affirmed a defendant's 200-month ACCA-enhanced sentence for felon-in-possession of a firearm, finding that the district court erred under Erlinger v. United States by deciding at sentencing whether the defendant's three prior violent felonies were committed on different occasions. The court held this error was harmless because the defendant received adequate notice of potential ACCA exposure in his plea agreement and plea colloquy, did not seek to withdraw his guilty plea, and did not meaningfully contest the accuracy of his presentence report establishing the predicate offenses occurred on different dates. The court applied the harmless-error framework from United States v. Brown, 136 F.4th 87 (4th Cir. 2024), finding the evidence supporting the different-occasions finding was exceptionally strong.