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7 May 2021, 3:11 pm
In 2010, Congress addressed the by-then iconic disparity, enacting the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced the disparity to 18:1 and eliminated the mandatory five-year sentence for crack. [read post]
2 Aug 2010, 2:21 pm
Congress has passed, and President Obama is expected to sign, the Fair Sentencing Act. [read post]
29 Jul 2010, 11:55 am
Nearly a quarter of a century after President Reagan signed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act resulting in the infamous 100:1 sentencing disparity between crack and cocaine powder offenses the House of Representatives passed the Fair Sentencing Act by a voice vote yesterday with both Democrats and Republicans speaking on the floor in support of the legislation. [read post]
18 Mar 2010, 5:32 am
The Fair Sentencing Act, introduced by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) [official website], would amend existing law to reduce the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine convictions from [read post]
30 Apr 2012, 4:21 pm
Before they were sentenced, the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA) went into effect. [read post]
20 Dec 2021, 10:59 am
In 2020, 77% of individuals convicted of crack cocaine offenses were Black, while historical data tells us that 66% of crack cocaine users have been white or Hispanic. [read post]
20 Dec 2021, 10:59 am
In 2020, 77% of individuals convicted of crack cocaine offenses were Black, while historical data tells us that 66% of crack cocaine users have been white or Hispanic. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 10:48 am
“Attorney General Eric Holder, in his first public statement on how past crack-cocaine defendants should be handled since the Fair Sentencing Act was signed into law last August, last Wednesday said new reduced penalties for federal crack-cocaine offenses should be applied retroactively, setting up a clash over the potential release of thousands of drug offenders currently in prison. [read post]
9 Feb 2011, 2:50 pm
The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, often referred to as the "Crack Amendment," went into effect in November. [read post]
12 Mar 2010, 6:12 am
The Fair Sentencing Act, introduced by Senator Dick Durbin [D-IL; official profile], is intended to bridge the gap between crack and powder cocaine sentencing by amending the Controlled Substances Act [text] and [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 8:04 am
“Selling cocaine in crack form used to subject offenders to the same sentence one would get for selling 100 times as much in powder,” a New York Times article from last week began. [read post]
30 Jun 2011, 12:11 pm
On August 3, 2010, President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 ("FSA") into law. [read post]
18 Oct 2010, 10:22 am
Sentencing Commission implemented its emergency temporary amendments to the crack cocaine guidelines to comply with the Fair Sentencing Act passed by Congress that reduces the penalties for crack cocaine to be more in line with those for powder cocaine (roughly 18 to 1 instead of 100 to 1) and how did they do it? [read post]
17 Dec 2022, 4:06 am
In 2010, Congress passed the Fair Sentencing Act which reduced the sentencing ratio of crack to 18:1. [read post]
28 Jul 2010, 1:30 pm
The House of Representatives has passed S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010. [read post]
20 May 2009, 6:12 pm
HR 1459, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act 2009 HR 1466, the Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act 2009 HR 265, the Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009 HR 2178, the Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2009 HR 18, the Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2009 Other witnesses include Marc Mauer of the… [read post]
20 Jun 2022, 2:13 am
Two years prior to the conviction, in 2010, Congress passed the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced the statutory penalties for crack cocaine offenses nationwide. [read post]
30 Jun 2011, 7:33 am
Congress passed a law last year substantially lowering recommended sentences for people convicted of crack cocaine crimes, ranging from possession to trafficking. [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 9:29 am
In a notice submitted to the US Supreme Court on Monday, acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar stated that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has reconsidered its position with regard to whether possession of a small amount of cocaine base with intent to distribute constitutes a “covered offense” under Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018. [read post]
5 May 2022, 6:38 am
Prior to the Act, Congress enacted the Fair Sentencing Act, which increased the amount of drugs that would trigger statutory penalties in an effort to reduce the disparity in sentences for crack cocaine and powder cocaine. [read post]
