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Sentencing Law and Policy
“Judicial Delegation”
Main July 23, 2018"Judicial Delegation"The title of this post is the title of this new paper on SSRN authored by David Abrams, Roberto Galbiati, Emeric Henry and Arnaud Philippe. Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Spotlighting a remarkably thoughtful federal sentence in a remarkably challenging setting
Main July 23, 2018Spotlighting a remarkably thoughtful federal sentence in a remarkably challenging settingOver at his blog Simple Justice, Scott H. Greenfield has this terrific new post spotlighting a terrific…
Sentencing Law and Policy
More old-school, tough-on-crime talk and thinking from Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Main July 22, 2018More old-school, tough-on-crime talk and thinking from Attorney General Jeff SessionsAttorney General Jeff Sessions delivered these remarks today at the 2018 Summer Conference for the Prosecuting Attorneys'…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Noting new challenges in securing death sentences now that juror unanimity is required in Florida
Main July 22, 2018Noting new challenges in securing death sentences now that juror unanimity is required in FloridaThis extended local article, headlined "South Florida killers avoiding death row under new…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Can a criminal be sentenced to run a ‘help desk’?”
Main July 22, 2018"Can a criminal be sentenced to run a 'help desk'?"The question in the title of this post is the first line of this New York Times article…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another attack on the FIRST STEP Act failing to acknowledge modern political realities
Main July 21, 2018Another attack on the FIRST STEP Act failing to acknowledge modern political realities DeAnna Hoskins, the president and CEO of JustLeadershipUSA, has this lengthy Hill commentary assailing…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Vanishing Criminal Jury Trial: From Trial Judges to Sentencing Judges”
Main July 18, 2018"The Vanishing Criminal Jury Trial: From Trial Judges to Sentencing Judges"The title of this post is the title of this article authored by Robert Conrad, Jr. and…
Subject to Inquiry
Implications of Judge Kavanaugh’s Nomination for Criminal Sentencing
By Government Investigations Group
Imagine an individual who is convicted of fraudulently obtaining $5,000 but simultaneously acquitted by a jury of conspiring to fraudulently obtain $1 million. Yet at sentencing, the court bases its…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Spotlighting disparities in resentencing of juve LWOP cases in Pennsylvania … and and broader post-Millerchallenges
Main July 16, 2018Spotlighting disparities in resentencing of juve LWOP cases in Pennsylvania ... and and broader post-Miller challengesThe Philadelphia Inquirer has this effective new article headlined “Why are juvenile…
Sentencing Law and Policy
US Sentencing Commission releases big new report detailing “inconsistently” applied federal mandatory minimum prior drug offense enhancement
Main July 12, 2018US Sentencing Commission releases big new report detailing "inconsistently" applied federal mandatory minimum prior drug offense enhancementThe United States Sentencing Commission today issued this big new report,…