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Sentencing Law and Policy
A deep dive into various big and little juvenile life without parole stories
Main July 30, 2018A deep dive into various big and little juvenile life without parole storiesThe Dublin Review has published this very lengthy discussion of juvenile life without parole sentences…
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Fascinating split Sixth Circuit discussion of howJohnson-invalidated ACCA sentences are to be corrected and reviewed
Main July 30, 2018Fascinating split Sixth Circuit discussion of how Johnson-invalidated ACCA sentences are to be corrected and reviewedFor those who like to think a lot about federal collateral review…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A (partisan) look at some of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s record on criminal justice issues
Main July 29, 2018A (partisan) look at some of Judge Brett Kavanaugh's record on criminal justice issuesOver here at the Brennan Center's website, Priya Raghavan has a review of some…
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At resentencing, former New York Assembly speaker gets (only?) seven years in federal prison for corruption
Main July 27, 2018At resentencing, former New York Assembly speaker gets (only?) seven years in federal prison for corruptionAs reported here by the New York Post, "Sheldon Silver, the disgraced…
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“Those in Federal Prison and Their Families Can’t Wait for the Ideal Reform Bill”
Main July 27, 2018"Those in Federal Prison and Their Families Can’t Wait for the Ideal Reform Bill"The title of this post is the title of Shon Hopwood's new entry over…
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An (overly) optimistic account of how new Justices could disrupt federal sentencing based on uncharged and acquitted conduct
Main July 27, 2018An (overly) optimistic account of how new Justices could disrupt federal sentencing based on uncharged and acquitted conductIn this post earlier this month, I suggested that Justice…
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Interesting reflections on modern clemency realities
Main July 26, 2018Interesting reflections on modern clemency realitiesI flagged in this prior post an interesting star-studded event in DC yesterday discussing federal clemency's past, present and possible future. This…
Sentencing Law and Policy
An interesting political pitch for the FIRST STEP Act
Main July 25, 2018An interesting political pitch for the FIRST STEP ActStar Parker, a conservative commentator who is founder and president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE),…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A friendly brief on the intersection of Eighth Amendment juvenile sentencing jurisprudence and the federal sentencing guidelines
Main July 24, 2018A friendly brief on the intersection of Eighth Amendment juvenile sentencing jurisprudence and the federal sentencing guidelinesI was pleased to have as one project this summer helping…
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Could Judge Brett Kavanaugh, as a SCOTUS Justice, encourage his colleagues to take up acquitted conduct sentencing?
Main July 24, 2018Could Judge Brett Kavanaugh, as a SCOTUS Justice, encourage his colleagues to take up acquitted conduct sentencing?The question in the title of this post is prompted by…