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Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 12/14/18
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: “The stunning public spat [among…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Fraternal Order of Police now supporting FIRST STEP Act with some sentencing reform provisions
Main November 10, 2018Fraternal Order of Police now supporting FIRST STEP Act with some sentencing reform provisionsRoughly nine months ago, the President of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) wrote…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Farewell to the Felonry”
Main November 10, 2018"Farewell to the Felonry"The title of this post is the interesting title of this interesting new paper authored by Alice Ristroph now available via SSRN. Here is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Despite Issue 1’s overwhelming defeat, Ohio leaders still talking optimistically about state criminal justice reforms
Main November 9, 2018Despite Issue 1's overwhelming defeat, Ohio leaders still talking optimistically about state criminal justice reformsI have been worried that this week's overwhelming defeat of the interesting and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Brennan Center wasting no time advocating for sentencing reforms after election and ouster of AG Jeff Sessions
Main November 8, 2018Brennan Center wasting no time advocating for sentencing reforms after election and ouster of AG Jeff SessionsThe folks over at the Brennan Center already have two short…
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS relisting packet of cases dealing with application ofHurst v. Floridato past cases
Main November 8, 2018SCOTUS relisting packet of cases dealing with application of Hurst v. Florida to past casesIt has been (too?) many months since I have had occasion to talk…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Method matters: initial thoughts about Issue 1’s big loss in Ohio
Main November 7, 2018Method matters: initial thoughts about Issue 1's big loss in Ohio Regular readers know I had been following closely the debate over the interesting and intricate drug…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Could the FIRST STEP Act, with sentencing reforms added, get through Congress in just a matter of weeks?
Main November 5, 2018Could the FIRST STEP Act, with sentencing reforms added, get through Congress in just a matter of weeks?The question in the title of this post is prompted…
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS grants cert on another supervised release issue (and aBatsonissue in a capital case)
Main November 2, 2018SCOTUS grants cert on another supervised release issue (and a Batson issue in a capital case)The Supreme Court last week, as noted here, granted cert in United…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Guest post series on Chicago “stash-house sting” litigation: Part 3 on “A Path for Future Litigation”
Main October 31, 2018Guest post series on Chicago "stash-house sting" litigation: Part 3 on "A Path for Future Litigation"In this prior post, I explained that Alison Siegler, Clinical Professor of…