In a succinct six-page opinion, the Supreme Court ruled ... On appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit held that Holguin-Hernandez had forfeited his arguments that the 12-month sentence ...

In a unanimous opinion by Justice Samuel Alito, the court held that the federal funding statute (18 U.S.C. § 3599(f)) means what it says — and that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit erred ...