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Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit’s Denial of Rehearing En Banc Spawns Concurring and Dissenting Opinions
Yesterday, the Sixth Circuit issued a set of engrossing opinions accompanying its order denying the petition for rehearing en banc in United States v. Carpenter, No. 22-1198 (6th Cir. Sep.…
Criminal
Wouldn’t a GOP Prez candidate debate focused just on crime and criminal justice issues be worthwhile?
Though we are still more than a week away from the next scheduled Republican primary debate, this new DC Journal piece by Jason Pye got me thinking about the question…
Criminal
Notable data from BOP Director on FIRST STEP, compassionate release and home confinement
The US Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing today on “Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons,” and BOP Director Colette Peters submitted written testimony that is available here. Much…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Spotlighting poor record of new Illinois medical release law
I have followed the stories of "compassionate release" a lot more closely since the passage of the federal First Step Act in 2018 dramatically increased the number of federal prisoners…
Criminal
Spotlighting poor record of new Illinois medical release law
I have followed the stories of "compassionate release" a lot more closely since the passage of the federal First Step Act in 2018 dramatically increased the number of federal prisoners…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The Sentencing Project releases "The First Step Act: Ending Mass Incarceration in Federal Prisons."
I sense that the upcoming GOP Prez candidate debate, which seems likely to include some discussion of some crime and punishment issues, has prompted a number of groups to complete…
Criminal
The Sentencing Project releases “The First Step Act: Ending Mass Incarceration in Federal Prisons”
I sense that the upcoming GOP Prez candidate debate, which seems likely to include some discussion of some crime and punishment issues, has prompted a number of groups to complete…
Criminal
CCJ releases encouraging new short report on “First Step Act: An Early Analysis of Recidivism”
This morning I received an email from the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) linking me to this notable new report authored by Avinash Bhati and titled ""First Step Act: An…
Sentencing Law and Policy
CCJ releases encouraging new short report on "First Step Act: An Early Analysis of Recidivism"
This morning I received an email from the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) linking me to this notable new report authored by Avinash Bhati and titled ""First Step Act: An…
Criminal
Split Fourth Circuit panel reverses denial of sentence reduction motion and orders 20-year reduction based on stacked § 924(c)
A helpful reader made sure that I did not miss a notable Fourth Circuit ruling today in US v. Brown, No. 21-7752 (4th Cir. Aug. 16, 2023) (available here). The…