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Sentencing Law and Policy
Speaking to Libertarian convention, Donald Trump promises to commute prison sentence of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
As reported in this Fox News piece, "Former President Trump on Saturday vowed to commute the prison sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the online drug-selling site Silk Road." …
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
Attorney Goldstein Obtains Reduced Sentence for Client Following Successful Appeal in Drug Case
Criminal Defense Lawyer Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire Philadelphia criminal defense attorney Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire, recently obtained a significantly reduced sentence for a client following a successful Superior Court appeal…
Criminal
Any predictions for this week’s scheduled sentencing of former Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby?
What might be called the rise and fall of former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby has way too many chapters and elements to cover adequately in this space. But,…
Criminal
Not-quite-last call for papers: <em>Federal Sentencing Reporter</em> issue on “<em>Booker</em> at 20″
In this prior post, I set out the full call for papers for a forthcoming issue of the Federal Sentencing Reporter in which we plans to note (and celebrate? criticize?) the federal…
Criminal
Notable (below-guideline) sentence for key anti-abortion activist after trial conviction
As reported in this Washington Post article, a "30-year-old antiabortion activist who kept fetuses in a Capitol Hill home was sentenced Tuesday to nearly five years in prison for illegally…
Criminal
“Crimes of Violence and Violent Crime”
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Erin Blondel available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:Why can’t federal law define crimes of violence?…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Calling once more for papers: <em>Federal Sentencing Reporter</em> issue on "<em>Booker</em> at 20"
In this prior post, I set out the full call for papers for a forthcoming issue of the Federal Sentencing Reporter in which we plans to note (and celebrate? criticize?) the federal…
Criminal
Calling once more for papers: <em>Federal Sentencing Reporter</em> issue on “<em>Booker</em> at 20″
In this prior post, I set out the full call for papers for a forthcoming issue of the Federal Sentencing Reporter in which we plans to note (and celebrate? criticize?) the federal…
Criminal
An abridged and overdue weekend round-up of recent stories and commentary
I have not had time to do a round-up post in a number of weeks, and I surely cannot here flag all the sentencing/corrections pieces that have caught my eye…
Sentencing Law and Policy
After arguments in quite a SCOTUS Term, another call for papers <em>FSR</em> issue on "Booker at 20"
Based on parts of yesterday's SCOTUS oral argument that I was able to hear on the road and then various subsequent press reports, it sure sounds like one particularly high-profile…