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16 Mar 2013, 9:36 am by Doug B.
The title of this post is drawn from the basic title of this notable new and timely article by Melissa Hamilton now on SSRN and just titled "Sentencing Policy Adjudication and Empiricism." Here is the abstract, which highlights why this... [read post]
24 Apr 2013, 12:28 pm by Doug B.
A helpful media members forwarded me a press release which provided the basis for this notable federal sentencing news from inside the Beltway: Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, D-VA, and Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, today introduced the... [read post]
7 May 2013, 6:47 am by Doug B.
As reported in this local article, headlined "Former Pennsylvania Justice Orie Melvin, sister face sentencing today," a high-profile corruption case in the Keystone State has finally reached the sentencing stage. Here are the basics: Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan... [read post]
21 Feb 2013, 5:47 am by Doug B.
This recent post, titled "You be the prosecutor: what federal sentence should be sought for Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife?", engendered a lengthy debate over federal sentencing law and practice as applied to a pair of new high-profile federal... [read post]