Sentencing Law and Policy
3 days ago · Monday, January 20, 2025 Prez Trump grants 14 sommutations and blanket pardons to all other Jan 6 defendants. Prez Trump, only hours after returning to the presidency, made robust use of his clemency powers by granting commutations and pardons for via this order titled "GRANTING PARDONS AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES RELATING TO THE EVENTS AT OR NEAR THE UNITED STATES ...
Sentencing Law and Policy: "Still Cruel and Unusual: Extreme
Jun 28, 2004 · « Notable Sixth Circuit panel habeas opion reversing Ohio death sentence in part "due to the trial court judge’s bias and misconduct" | Main | Encouraging midyear 2024 violent crime data in lastest report from Major Cities Chiefs Association » August 9, 2024
Sentencing Law and Policy: "Solitary Confinement, Human Dignity, …
Jun 28, 2004 · « South Carolina completes its first execution in 13 years | Main | Negligent owners get decades in prison for deadly failings to control dogs ». September 21, 2024 "Solitary Confinement, Human Dignity, and the Eighth Amendment" The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Laura Rovner now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:
Sentencing Law and Policy: Highligthing again highlights of federal ...
Jun 28, 2004 · « Bureau of Justice Statistics releases "Criminal Victimization, 2023" | Main | "An Empirical Exploration of a Jury Veto" » September 12, 2024 Highligthing again highlights of federal resentencing and broader second-look sentencing issues
Sentencing Law and Policy: "Post-Chevron, Good Riddance To The ...
Jun 28, 2004 · « US Supreme Court stays Texas execution minutes before scheduled lethal injection | Main | Have "Republicans Have Completely Abandoned Criminal Justice Reform"?. July 17, 2024 "Post-Chevron, Good Riddance To The Sentencing Guidelines"The ttile of this post is the title of this notable new Law360 commentary authored by …
Sentencing Law and Policy: Sentencing Project releases new report …
Jun 28, 2004 · « "Crimes of Violence and Violent Crime" | Main | "Victims as Fact-Finders" » May 15, 2024 Sentencing Project releases new report on "The Second Look Movement" The Sentencing Project today released this new report fully titled "The Second Look Movement: A Review of the Nation’s Sentence Review Laws." Here is the start of its executive summary:
Sentencing Law and Policy: "Loper Bright and the Great Writ: Will …
Jun 28, 2004 · « Detailing backstories around effort to roll back key criminal justice reform aspects of California's Prop 47 | Main | US Sentencing Commission releases over 1200 pages of public comment on proposed priorities ». July 23, 2024 "Loper Bright and the Great Writ: Will the New Constitutionalists End 'Treason to the Constitution,' Restore the Judicial Power, and Make the Law of the Land Supreme ...
Sentencing Law and Policy: Two new papers examining ... - Typepad
Jun 28, 2004 · « Recapping the state of Jan 6 riot prosecutions and sentences at three-year mark | Main | A more detailed accounting of Jan 6 riot sentencings ». January 5, 2024 Two new papers examining administrative law issues around USSC's new sentence reduction guideline
Sentencing Law and Policy: Interesting discussion of Washington's …
Mar 20, 2024 · « Encouraging FBI data now provides fuller picture of 2023 crime declines | Main | A little interesting coverage of an interesting SCOTUS argument on drug mule case experts ». March 19, 2024 Interesting discussion of Washington's 2020 law …
Sentencing Law and Policy: "Categorical Declinations & Democracy"
« With eight more executions scheduled, 2024 could conclude with most US executions in nearly a decade | Main | Noting struggles with case-processing due to prosecutor shortages from coast-to-coast ». October 13, 2024 "Categorical Declinations & Democracy"