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The process is the punishment: Donald Trump receives sentence of “unconditional discharge” in New York state prosecution
I have just finished listening to today's hearing as part of the state court sentencing in Trump v. New York, at the end of which he received the expected sentence of "unconditional…
Simple Justice
Short Take: Trump Loses (Again), But Only 5-4
Donald Trump will be sentenced today by Acting Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Juan Merchan, upon his conviction for 34 felonies. Absent any monumental change in circumstances,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Voting 5-4, Supreme Court denies Donald Trump's motion to stay his New York state sentencing
Via this order, the Supreme Court this afternoon turned back Prez-Elect Donald Trump's motion to stay his state court sentencing in Trump v. New York. The Court was divided 5-4,…
Appellate and Supreme Court
Voting 5-4, Supreme Court denies Donald Trump’s motion to stay his New York state sentencing
Via this order, the Supreme Court this afternoon turned back Prez-Elect Donald Trump's motion to stay his state court sentencing in Trump v. New York. The Court was divided 5-4,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Unlocking State Punishment Clauses"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by William Berry III now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: The United States Supreme Court…
Appellate and Supreme Court
Previewing SCOTUS oral argument in <em>Hewitt</em> with a liberty lament
Next Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Hewitt (et al.) v. U.S. to consider this formal question presented:Whether the First Step Act’s sentencing reduction provisions apply to…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Meredith Esser on “Who Bears the Burden When Prison Guards Rape?”
By Jamie Abrams
Meredith B. Esser has published Who Bears the Burden When Prison Guards Rape? in the Iowa Law Review Online. The abstract is excerpted here: Several recent scandals have highlighted the continued problem of…
Simple Justice
Sentencing Trump: To What End? (Update)
In his decision denying Trump’s Clayton motion. Justice Juan Merchan eventually addresses the final piece to his felony conviction in New York County, sentencing. The judge set January 10th, a…
Criminal
Judge Merchan upholds Donand Trump’s NY state convictions, suggests he will impose sentence of “unconditional discharge” next week
As reported in this AP piece, "a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money criminal case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he’s…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Facing guidelines recommending decades in prison, former Senator Menendez requests "sentence that relies heavily on alternatives to incarceration"
As reported in this New York Times piece, weeks "before Robert Menendez, New Jersey’s disgraced former U.S. senator, is scheduled to be sentenced for corruption, his lawyers submitted an emotion-laden…