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Encouraging steps reported in Justice Department’s latest annual report on First Step Act implementation
I just today saw that the US Department of Justice has released its latest yearly update on the implementation of the First Step Act under the thritting title "First Step…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Hoping admin law gurus will help us all understand what <em>Loper Bright</em> might mean for federal sentencing law
More than 30 years ago, I had the great fortune to take administrative law in law school from then-Judge Stephen Breyer. Though I am sure I learned a lot in…
Criminal
US Sentencing Commission notices “Public Hearing on Retroactivity” for its proposed 2024 guideline amendments
As detailed in this official notice, the United States Sentencing Commission has now announced "a public hearing is scheduled for Monday, July 15, 2024 from 9:00 am–12:15 pm (EDT)." Here…
Criminal
Surpeme Court grants cert on First Step resentencing, GVRs gun issues, and lots of statements in (final?) order list
I am already way, way behind on my Supreme Court reading, and the Justices this morning via this order list gave us all another 53 pages of SCOTUS copy to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Surpeme Court grants cert on First Step resentencing, GVRs gun issues, and lots of statements in (final?) order list
I am already way, way behind on my Supreme Court reading, and the Justices this morning via this order list gave us all another 53 pages of SCOTUS copy to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Yet another account of yet more challenges implementing the First Step Act
This NBC News piece, headlined "Despite First Step Act, some federal inmates remain in prison extra months," provides another window into another set of challenges in implementing some of the…
Criminal
Yet another account of yet more challenges implementing the First Step Act
This NBC News piece, headlined "Despite First Step Act, some federal inmates remain in prison extra months," provides another window into another set of challenges in implementing some of the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"A Critical Assessment of the First Step Act’s Recidivism-Reduction Measures"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Raquel Wilson that was recently published. Here is its abstract: The First Step Act of 2018…
Criminal
“A Critical Assessment of the First Step Act’s Recidivism-Reduction Measures”
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Raquel Wilson that was recently published. Here is its abstract:The First Step Act of 2018 (“FSA”)…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Context Is Everything In Justices' Sentencing Relief Decision"
The title of this post is the title of this new Law360 commentary that I authored regarding the Supreme Court's work in its recent Pulsifer ruling. Here is how the…