New federal sentencing guidelines go into effect today, raising or reducing the time that drug offenders spend in prison depending on the quantity of drugs involved or the role the defendant ...

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He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Paul Butler talked about federal drug sentencing guidelines. He discussed two cases heard by the U.S. Supreme Court during the past week ...

New federal sentencing ... the remaining sentencing disparity and making the law retroactive to benefit people already serving draconian federal crack sentences. It's not all good news. The new ...

Since Congress failed to act by Thursday to stop them, new, less severe federal sentencing guidelines for crack cocaine offenses ... is doing is terrific and long overdue." Under federal drug laws ...

My first question for discussion: is it even significant at the Federal level? The Feds have around 225,000 total persons in prison (not all on drug ... well do State sentencing guidelines tend ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Changes are coming to federal sentencing ... of the guidelines will apply to a range of procedures related to issues including supervised release, drug trafficking, and ...

The USSC is an independent agency in the judicial branch that establishes federal sentencing guidelines ... enabling the USSC to revisit outdated drug sentencing guidelines. Subsequently, in ...

A jury in Delaware found Hunter Biden guilty on two counts of making false statements regarding his drug use when ... into consideration the guidelines, guidelines sentencing.

The actions build on pardons announced last year by the president, and on efforts by the Justice Department to correct glaring racial disparities in drug sentencing. By Katie Rogers Reporting from ...

In January, the U.S. Sentencing Commission announced proposed amendments to federal drug sentencing guidelines, including lowering the highest base offense level for drug sentences. The proposal ...