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Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
It's a wrap, part 2
The Wisconsin State Capitol. Photograph by Margo Kirchner. By Alexandria Staubach We continue our summary of justice-related bills and those with significant potential to impact the rights of marginalized populations…
The Southern District of Florida Blog
Now what for Tom Goldstein?
By davidoscarmarkussdfla-blogspot-com
He's on house arrest.And speaking of the house, he asked for a jury trial on the forfeiture of his house. The jury returned a verdict for him, so at least…
Legal Research and Analysis
Death by Discretion
Death by Discretion: The Troubling Power of Judges in Capital Sentencing Author (s) Dr. Pritam Subba Full Text PDF Download Table of Contents ABSTRACT The death penalty remains a part…
California Appellate Report
U.S. v. Motley (9th Cir. – Feb. 24, 2026)
By Shaun Martin
Fifteen years in prison seems about right to me for this years-long, ten-figure Medicare fraud. Even without the additional two years that the Ninth Circuit reverses.I would not have been…
Zalma on Insurance
He Admitted He Did the Crime and Must Serve the Time
By Barry Zalma
Fraud Perpetrators Have no Honor Post number 5294 See the video at https://rumble.com/v766f7u-he-admitted-he-did-the-crime-and-must-serve-the-time.html and at https://youtu.be/MK0I-9St1Ro First Circuit Affirms Sentence In United States Of America v. Chang Goo Yoon, No.…
Legal History Blog
Dripps on Sentencing Discretion
By Dan Ernst
Donald A. Dripps, University of San Diego School of Law, has published Sentencing Discretion and the Constitution: Due Process of Time (Oxford University Press). It includes a very substantial chapter…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Is it Possible to Stay Out of Prison on a Fifth (or Higher) OWI in Wisconsin?
By Mays Law
For many people, the words jail and prison mean the same thing. Both involve handcuffs. Both involve cells. Both involve losing your freedom. But under Wisconsin law, the difference between…
North Carolina Criminal Law
“Second Look” Sentencing Is Not the Law in North Carolina
Some states have passed laws authorizing judges to review sentences after a defendant has served a specified portion of the sentence. They are sometimes referred to as “second look” laws.…
The Justice Gap
72% of prisons overcrowded with ‘runaway sentence inflation’ behind overburdened jails
A new report has found 72% of prisons are overcrowded, up from 63% in 2023-24, amidst worsening safety outcomes from prisoners and staff. Released as part of the Prison Reform…
Althouse
"Mr. Routh, a former roofer from Greensboro, N.C., never fired a shot during the thwarted assassination attempt on Sept. 15, 2024…"
By Ann Althouse
"... a fact that his lawyer, Martin L. Roth, emphasized on Wednesday. A Secret Service agent spotted him outside a fence near the sixth hole while Mr. Trump was golfing…