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Criminal
Wide praise, but uncertain plans, for Prez Trump’s new pardon czar
The Washington Post has this new piece spotlighting praise for Prez Trump's recent announcement that Alice Marie Johnson will serve as his "pardon czar"(see prior posts here and here). Here are excerpts:As…
Criminal
Judge Block continues to make case for broad second-look sentencing mechanisms
In this post from September, I noted Adam Liptak's Sidebar column discussing federal compassionate release issues in conjunction with Judge Frederic Block's new book, "A Second Chance: A Federal Judge Decides Who…
Criminal
Prez Trump issues executive order on “restoring the death penalty and protecting public saftety”
As well summarized in this AP article, "President Donald Trump signed a sweeping execution order Monday on the death penalty." Here is more:Trump’s order, coming just hours after he returned…
Criminal
Call for Papers (again): <em>FSR</em> issue on “A Justice System Crossroads: Reflecting on Biden’s Record and Projecting a Second Trump Term”
As first mentioned in this post a few weeks ago, the editors of the Federal Sentencing Reporter are seeking articles for a new FSR issue on “A Justice System Crossroads:…
Sentencing Law and Policy
AG nominee Pam Bondi talks up First Step Act and criminal justice reform
I only had a chance to listen to a small portion of the hearings today in the Senate Judiciary Committee involving Prez-Elect Trump's nominee for Attorney General of the United…
Criminal
AG nominee Pam Bondi talks up First Step Act and criminal justice reform
I only had a chance to listen to a small portion of the hearings today in the Senate Judiciary Committee involving Prez-Elect Trump's nominee for Attorney General of the United…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Justices in their usual (but still somewhat unpredicatable) roles as they consider 924(c) resentencing in <em>Hewitt</em>
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Hewitt (et al.) v. U.S. to consider this formal question: "Whether the First Step Act’s sentencing reduction provisions apply to a defendant originally…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Previewing SCOTUS oral argument in <em>Hewitt</em> with a liberty lament
Next Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Hewitt (et al.) v. U.S. to consider this formal question presented: Whether the First Step Act’s sentencing reduction provisions apply…
Appellate and Supreme Court
Previewing SCOTUS oral argument in <em>Hewitt</em> with a liberty lament
Next Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Hewitt (et al.) v. U.S. to consider this formal question presented:Whether the First Step Act’s sentencing reduction provisions apply to…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
ACLU Sues Bureau of Prisons on Behalf of Prisoners
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges BOP Failing to Comply with First Step Act As we have previously covered, there have been numerous allegations that the BOP has kept inmates in custodial…