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Notable new defender resources on crack retroactivity implementation
Main January 28, 2008Notable new defender resources on crack retroactivity implementationOver at the Crack Cocaine Guideline Amendment resource page of the Office of Defender Services website I just saw a…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Yet another Brief in the KPMG Case
By Ellen Podgor
We have been collecting the briefs in the KPMG related case - Stein, et. al. see here, here, and here, and now have a new one to add to the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A quick Justice-by-Justice review inGallandKimbrough
Main December 10, 2007A quick Justice-by-Justice review in Gall and KimbroughThere is so much to say about the substance of the rulings in Gall and Kimbrough (basics here), and I…
Sentencing Law and Policy
ThoughtfulBlakelyopinion from Arizona Supreme Court
Main December 7, 2007Thoughtful Blakely opinion from Arizona Supreme CourtWith all the on-going federal sentencing stories these days, I cannot keep track of all the notable Blakely issues still being…
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS issue ofHarvard Law Reviewcovers all the sentencing cases
Main November 21, 2007SCOTUS issue of Harvard Law Review covers all the sentencing casesThe November issue of the Harvard Law Review is always dedicated to a review of the past…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A guide toApprendiissues for courtroom practitioners
Main October 30, 2007A guide to Apprendi issues for courtroom practitionersBruce Cunningham, Heather Rattelade and Amanda Zimmer have a new article (available here from SSRN) entitled "Apprendi/Blakely: A Primer for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The consequences ofCunninghamin Hawaii and Tennessee
Main October 18, 2007The consequences of Cunningham in Hawaii and TennesseeWith so much going on, I have failed to report previously that in the last few weeks the highest courts…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The evolution of Justice Thomas and the wonderful nuance of sentencing law
Main October 10, 2007The evolution of Justice Thomas and the wonderful nuance of sentencing lawAs noted by Howard Bashman and Orin Kerr, the folks at Bloggingheads.tv have produced this amazing…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Read all about it:GallandKimbroughtranscripts
Main October 2, 2007Read all about it: Gall and Kimbrough transcriptsNow available at this SCOTUS webpage are the transcripts from this morning's oral argument in Gall and Kimbrough. Based on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A favorite footnote from myRitareflections
Main September 27, 2007A favorite footnote from my Rita reflectionsAs noted here, the Denver University Law Review allowed me to contribute my thoughts about the Supreme Court's work in Rita…