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Another comment on latest effort to have more on-topic, productive and polite comments
In this post just under two weeks ago in response to many complaints about off topic and uncivil comments, I sought to encourage more on-topic, productive and polite comments. I…
Criminal
New US Sentencing Commission information resources just before USSC meeting to inform on new policy priorities and 2024 amendment retroactivity
I see from the US Sentencing Commission's website a couple of notable new resources:Selected Supreme Court Cases on Sentencing Issues (August 7): This document provides brief summaries of selected Supreme…
Criminal
Two notable new sentencing-related papers in the new issue of the <em>Journal of Empirical Legal Studies</em>
I received an email today from the Society for Empirical Legal Studies providing the contents of the newest isse of the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. This link to the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Second Circuit panel finds unreasonable 10-year prison sentence for federal prison guard who repeatedly raped inmate
I missed while on the road the notable Second Circuit panel ruling last week in US v. Martinez, No. 22-902-cr (2d Cir. July 30, 3034) (available here). Though I do…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Two notable new sentencing-related papers in the new issue of the <em>Journal of Empirical Legal Studies</em>
I received an email today from the Society for Empirical Legal Studies providing the contents of the newest isse of the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. This link to the…
Criminal
Supreme Court rejects notable effort by MIssouri to stay Donald Trump’s gag order and sentencing in New York
As reported in this CBS News piece, the "Supreme Court on Monday rejected a longshot bid by the state of Missouri to halt former President Donald Trump's impending sentence and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
End of week round-up with a wide array of criminal justice and sentencing pieces
The weather contributes to the feeling that we are in the so-called dog days of summer, and this week had plenty of press dogs barking about a lot of criminal…
Criminal
End of week round-up with a wide array of criminal justice and sentencing pieces
The weather contributes to the feeling that we are in the so-called dog days of summer, and this week had plenty of press dogs barking about a lot of criminal…
Criminal
Intriguing DPIC analysis of capital clemency grants over last 46 years
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) recently posted here an interesting analysis of "all 82 grants of clemency to individual death-sentenced prisoners between 1977-2023, excluding mass clemency grants." Here is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable Third Circuit panel ruling finds ineffectiveness in erroneous sentencing plea advice
A helpful reader alerted me to a new panel ruling from the Third Circuit in Baker v. US, No. 23-2059 (3d Cir. July 25, 2024) (available here). The start of…