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Sentencing Law and Policy
Might Justice Thomas advocate for entirely eliminating the <em>Apprendi</em>'s prior-conviction exception in <em>Erlinger</em>?
Though lots of other cases are, understandably, getting lots more attention this Term, I am still quite excited that the Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a notable (and big?) case…
Appellate and Supreme Court
Might Justice Thomas advocate for entirely eliminating the <em>Apprendi</em>‘s prior-conviction exception in <em>Erlinger</em>?
Though lots of other cases are, understandably, getting lots more attention this Term, I am still quite excited that the Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a notable (and big?) case…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Call for Papers: <em>Federal Sentencing Reporter</em> issue on "<em>Booker</em> at 20"
The US Supreme Court's January 2005 decision in United States v. Booker ushered in a new era for federal sentencing. Through a dual set of dueling 5-4 opinions, Booker made…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Rounding up a few sentencing speculations a few days before Sam Bankman-Fried's sentencing
Though we are still a few days from the high-profile sentencing of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, I have already seen some lengthy press pieces discussing the sentencing filings and…
Other
Rounding up a few sentencing speculations a few days before Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing
Though we are still a few days from the high-profile sentencing of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, I have already seen some lengthy press pieces discussing the sentencing filings and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"The Delinquent Guidelines: Calling on the U.S. Sentencing Commission to Stop Counting Defendants’ Prior Offenses Committed Before Age 18"
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Ian Marcus Amelkin and Nicholas Pugliese now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: The United…
Other
“The Delinquent Guidelines: Calling on the U.S. Sentencing Commission to Stop Counting Defendants’ Prior Offenses Committed Before Age 18”
The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Ian Marcus Amelkin and Nicholas Pugliese now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:The United States…
Criminal
Intriguing spread in outcomes after Mississippi “Goon Squad” sentencings
I have not followed at all the ugly details involved in the so-called "Goon Squad" case from Mississippi, but a number of folks have flagged these cases for me this…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Feds argue in sentencing memo that "legitimate purposes of punishment require a sentence of 40 to 50 years’ imprisonment" for Sam Bankman-Fried
The federal court in the Southern District of New York is scheduled, in less than two week, to sentence Sam Bankman-Fried following his trial conviction on multiple fraud charnges. A…
Banking, Finance and Securities
Feds argue in sentencing memo that “legitimate purposes of punishment require a sentence of 40 to 50 years’ imprisonment” for Sam Bankman-Fried
The federal court in the Southern District of New York is scheduled, in less than two week, to sentence Sam Bankman-Fried following his trial conviction on multiple fraud charnges. A…