Sentencing Law and Policy
Saturday, February 1, 2025 "Truth and Deception in Criminal Sentencing" The title of this post is the title of this new article authored by Paul Robinson and Hugh Rennie now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: News accounts routinely report the sentences imposed by judges and there are commonly debates over their propriety that can …
Sentencing Law and Policy: "Loper Bright and the Great Writ: Will …
2024年7月23日 · « 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 ...
New HBO documentary, "Nature of the Crime," examines parole …
2024年12月10日 · « "Prohibition Constitutionalism" | Main | BJS releases "Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected Under the First Step Act, 2024" » December 10, 2024 New HBO documentary, "Nature of the Crime," examines parole process through two …
Judge Block continues to make case for broad second-look …
2025年1月29日 · In this post from September, I noted Adam Liptak's Sidebar column discussing federal compassionate release issues in conjunction with Judge Frederic Block's new book, "A Second Chance: A Federal Judge Decides Who Deserves It." I was pleased to see today that Judge Block is continuing to make the ...
Sentencing Law and Policy: "Is Death Different?"
2025年1月23日 · « Prez Trump pardons two DC police officers convicted for deadly chase and coverup | Main | Latest CCJ accounting details "Crime Trends in U.S. Cities: Year-End 2024 Update" ». January 23, 2025 "Is Death Different?" The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper authored by Jacob Bronsther now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:
Sentencing Law and Policy: February 2, 2025 - February 8, 2025
2 天之前 · « January 26, 2025 - February 1, 2025 | Main. February 2, 2025 Could (and should) a Prez seek to have broad clemency grants reviewed by courts? The question in the title of this post is prompted in part by a notable opinion from last week authored by US District Judge Gary Brown in US v.Andrews, 20-CR-546 (SDNY Jan. 28, 2025) (available here).). Here is a segment of the interesting opinon:
"The Coming Assault On Class-Based Gun Prohibitions"
6 天之前 · « Special online issue of Vital City: "Crime: Looking Back at 2024, and Ahead to 2025" | Main | Brennan Center produces focused piece providing "A Federal Agenda to Promote Safety and Justice" ». January 30, 2025 "The Coming Assault On Class-Based Gun Prohibitions" The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper by Ian Ayres and Fredrick E. Vars now on SSRN that includes an ...
Split Ninth Circuit panel declares federal felon-in ... - Typepad
2024年5月10日 · « Should prosecutors be seeking waivers of all Fourth Amendment rights "for as long as 20 years" in plea deals? | Main | New US Sentencing Commission data on retroactive application of criminal history amendments » May 10, 2024 Split Ninth Circuit panel declares federal felon-in-possession criminal law unconstitutional as applied to …
Sentencing Law and Policy: "The Right To A Jury And The Rise Of …
2025年1月27日 · The title of this post is the title of this new essay authored by Carissa Byrne Hessick now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: Juries have long been considered a key common law institution, yet their use has become quite uncommon in common law systems over time. Rather than trials by ...
Florida appeals judge flags Sixth Amendment problem in judicial ...
4 天之前 · A helpful reader flagged an interesting concurring opinion in a case from Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeals which showcases a potental state echo from the Supreme Court's recent Sixth Amendment ruling in US v. Erlinger. At issue is application of Florida's "prison releasee reoffender" (PRR ...