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Sentencing Law and Policy
Justice Kavanaugh joins the ACCA fray in his first set of SCOTUS arguments
Main October 9, 2018Justice Kavanaugh joins the ACCA fray in his first set of SCOTUS argumentsAs noted in this prior post, a new Supreme Court, due to the addition of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
You be the Illinois judge: what sentence for Jason Van Dyke after second-degree murder conviction in slaying of Laquan McDonald?
Main October 7, 2018You be the Illinois judge: what sentence for Jason Van Dyke after second-degree murder conviction in slaying of Laquan McDonald?Though somewhat eclipsed by Supreme Court confirmation controversies,…
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So how might recent events impact Judge Kavanaugh’s views on criminal cases?
Main October 5, 2018So how might recent events impact Judge Kavanaugh's views on criminal cases?I have been thinking about the question in the title of this post for the last…
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Third Circuit goingen bancto reconsider reach and application of Eighth Amendment to lengthy juvenile term-of-years sentence
Main October 4, 2018Third Circuit going en banc to reconsider reach and application of Eighth Amendment to lengthy juvenile term-of-years sentence In this post back in April, I noted the…
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“Reclassified: State Drug Law Reforms to Reduce Felony Convictions and Increase Second Chances”
Main October 3, 2018"Reclassified: State Drug Law Reforms to Reduce Felony Convictions and Increase Second Chances"The title of this post is the title of this notable new issue brief authored…
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“Sentencing Reform: Fixing Root Problems”
Main October 2, 2018"Sentencing Reform: Fixing Root Problems"The title of this post is the title of this new paper now available via SSRN authored by Peter Joy and Rodney Uphoff.…
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A bunch ofDimayaGVRs and a hundreds of criminal case cert denials in first SCOTUS order list of October Term 2018
Main October 1, 2018A bunch of Dimaya GVRs and a hundreds of criminal case cert denials in first SCOTUS order list of October Term 2018As noted in this post a…
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California reduces reach of its broad felony-murder law, and provides for retroactive sentence reductions accordingly
Main October 1, 2018California reduces reach of its broad felony-murder law, and provides for retroactive sentence reductions accordinglyIn my Criminal Law class, we just finished a unit on mens rea…
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Former Illinois Gov Rod Blagojevich makes “plea for prison reform”
Main September 30, 2018Former Illinois Gov Rod Blagojevich makes "plea for prison reform"The federal prison inmate formerly known as Blago has authored in the Washington Examiner this commentary published under…
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Noting some worrisome trends in latest official FBI crime data
Main September 30, 2018Noting some worrisome trends in latest official FBI crime dataThe folks at Crime & Consequences have two recent posts spotlighting some notable state-specific trends in the latest…