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https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/07/blakely-media-coverage/ Blakely media coverage | Sentencing Law and Policy Jul 31, 2004 - Especially if (when?) the Supreme Court grants cert. on a federal Blakely case this Monday, we can expect even more media coverage of the law, policies media coveragesentencing lawblakelypolicy https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/12/hacking-into-the-world-of-blakely/ Hacking into the world of Blakely | Sentencing Law and Policy Dec 16, 2004 - Making headlines and getting the attention of the blogsphere today are the sentencings of the defendants who last year hacked into the national computer into the worldsentencing lawhackingblakelypolicy https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/11/the-usscs-wonderful-data-plans/ The USSC's wonderful data plans | Sentencing Law and Policy Nov 19, 2004 - I have on good authority that we will be seeing early next week the US Sentencing Commission's long awaited "15 year report." I know the s wonderfuldata planssentencing lawpolicy https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/about/ Author | Sentencing Law and Policy Douglas A. Berman Sep 25, 2025 - The About page should describe yourself. We recommend replacing this content with a description of your philosophy and experience. law and policyauthorsentencingdouglas https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/07/more-state-wisdom/ More state wisdom | Sentencing Law and Policy Jul 4, 2004 - As stressed before, federal actors and institutions would do well to listen and learn from the states as they contemplate the post-Blakely world. This more statesentencing lawwisdompolicy https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/07/senate-hearing-on-border-agent-prosecutions/ Senate hearing on Border Agent prosecutions | Sentencing Law and Policy Jul 15, 2007 - As detailed at this official site, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a "Hearing to Examine the Prosecution of Ignacio Ramos and senate hearingsentencing lawborderagentprosecutions https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2005/01/reading-for-a-virtual-waiting-room/ Reading for a virtual waiting room | Sentencing Law and Policy Jan 11, 2005 - While we all wait for Booker and Fanfan, I can suggest some useful (old and new) sentencing reading materials to keep us occupied in this virtual waiting virtual waiting roomsentencing lawreadingpolicy https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/08/major-paper-coverage-of-california-prison-realities/ Major paper coverage of California prison realities | Sentencing Law and Policy Aug 27, 2007 - Though it might just be an example of my selective perception, I think we are seeing more and more corrections stories in major papers these days. sentencing lawmajorpapercoveragecalifornia https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/07/commentaries-and-editorials-on-border-agents-case/ Commentaries and editorials on border agents case | Sentencing Law and Policy Jul 23, 2007 - A new week brings a new set of commentaries and editorials about the border agents case. Interestingly, as the headlines below suggest, not everyone sentencing lawcommentarieseditorialsborderagents https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/06/genarlow-wilson-state-habeas-appeal-update/ Genarlow Wilson state habeas appeal update | Sentencing Law and Policy Jun 6, 2007 - A scheduled hearing on Genarlow Wilson's state habeas action has the Atlanta Journal-Constitution again discussing this remarkable case with this article, appeal updatesentencing lawwilsonstatehabeas https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/06/intriguing-capital-ruling-from-new-mexico/ Intriguing capital ruling from New Mexico | Sentencing Law and Policy Jun 18, 2007 - The Death Penalty Information Center has an interesting report here on a state court ruling that essentially deems New Mexico's death penalty practices new mexicosentencing lawintriguingcapitalruling https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/09/downward-departures-koon-and-blakely/ Downward departures, Koon and Blakely | Sentencing Law and Policy Sep 27, 2004 - The West merits some sort of award for being the most interesting arena for sentencing developments these days. (Consider news here and here from downward departuressentencing lawblakelypolicy https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/12/after-blakely-the-more-things-change-the-more/ After Blakely, the more things change, the more... | Sentencing Law and Policy Dec 20, 2007 - they seem to stay the same. Or at least that's what appears to be the reality in Tennessee. A helpful reader sent me this link to the latest careful the more things changesentencing lawblakelypolicy https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/11/the-power-of-having-faith-in-prisons/ The power of having faith in prisons | Sentencing Law and Policy Nov 18, 2007 - Earlier this week, the Christian Science Monitor had this interesting piece about positive reforms in a notoroius state prison. Here are snippets the power ofhaving faithsentencing law https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/12/another-way-to-be-punished-without-conviction/ Another way to be punished without conviction | Sentencing Law and Policy Dec 30, 2004 - The Blakely ruling at its core seems sound to me because it will generally prevent persons from being punished for crimes for which they were not another wayto besentencing lawpunished https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/11/the-challenge-of-killing-the-death-penalty/ The challenge of killing the death penalty | Sentencing Law and Policy Nov 21, 2007 - How Appealing collects here the media coverage of an attempt by a state legislator to save the (moribund) death penalty in New Jersey. Here are the challengedeath penaltysentencing lawkillingpolicy https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/11/of-note-around-the-blogsphere/ Of note around the blogsphere | Sentencing Law and Policy Nov 29, 2004 - More than a few items of potential sentencing interest has the blogsphere buzzing after the long holiday weekend. Here's a very quick of notesentencing lawaroundpolicy https://store.legal.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/products/proview-sentencing-law-3d-edition-2025-entitlement-30920938 Sentencing Law, 2025 ed. | Thomson Reuters sentencing lawedthomsonreuters https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2008/01/georgia-supreme-court-considers-banishment-as-punishment/ Georgia Supreme Court considers banishment as punishment | Sentencing Law and Policy Jan 7, 2008 - Thanks to this post headlined "Virtual Banishment" from Of Counsel, I saw this interesting AP article entitled "Ga. court to hear challenge supreme courtsentencing lawgeorgiaconsidersbanishment https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2008/01/ap-reports-on-high-profile-federal-sentencings/ AP reports on high-profile federal sentencings | Sentencing Law and Policy Jan 10, 2008 - Two very different high-profile federal sentencings are in the news this week, and here are the latest AP reports on both:Sentencing Begins for Padilla, 2 high profilesentencing lawapreports https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2005/01/increased-sentences-post-booker/ Increased sentences post-Booker | Sentencing Law and Policy Jan 21, 2005 - In this post late last night discussing post-Booker sentencing anecdotes, I noted the story of US District Judge Randy Crane using his new discretion to sentencing lawincreasedsentencespostbooker https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2008/03/culture-democracy-and-vengeance-in-modern-american-justice/ Culture, democracy and vengeance in modern American justice | Sentencing Law and Policy Sep 23, 2025 - I just received a notice about this new book from Cambridge University Press authored by Kenneth Aladjem and titled "The Culture of Vengeance and the Fate modern americansentencing lawculturedemocracyvengeance https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/10/execution-drama-building-in-mississippi-case/ Execution drama building in Mississippi case | Sentencing Law and Policy Oct 30, 2007 - This extended post at SCOTUSblog and this AP story provides the latest news on the capital case from Mississippi, which could result tomorrow in the first sentencing lawexecutiondramabuildingmississippi https://justiceadvocates.us/aggregator/sources/2?page=4 Sentencing Law & Policy | Justice Advocates of Maryland sentencing lawpolicyjusticeadvocatesmaryland https://definitions.uslegal.com/c/concurrent-sentencing/ Concurrent Sentencing Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc. Concurrent sentencing allows sentences for more than one crime to be served at one time. It is a less severe penalty than consecutive sentencing. When a... law and legalconcurrentsentencingdefinitionuslegal https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/07/wednesdays-work-by-the-legislative-branch/ Wednesday's work by the Legislative Branch | Sentencing Law and Policy Jul 22, 2004 - Perhaps tired of standing on the sidelines, Congress also got into the act on Wednesday through the Senate's consideration and passage of a "Concurrent the legislativesentencing lawwednesdaywork https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/11/two-must-reads-from-professor-frase/ Two must-reads from Professor Frase | Sentencing Law and Policy Nov 28, 2004 - I just came across on SSRN two articles recently posted by Professor Richard S. Frase, a leading (and prolific) academic voice in the field of sentencing must readssentencing lawtwoprofessorfrase https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/11/more-events-and-weekend-reading-around-the-blogsphere/ More events and weekend reading around the blogsphere | Sentencing Law and Policy Nov 5, 2004 - As previously noted in this November calender, the US Sentencing Commission has a big Blakely-related public hearing/meeting planned for November more eventsweekend readingsentencing law https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/12/interesting-state-pardon-stories/ Interesting state pardon stories | Sentencing Law and Policy Dec 29, 2004 - Though President Bush's stingy approach to pardons is getting the media and blog buzz, the stories of state governors considering pardons and clemencies sentencing lawinterestingstatepardonstories https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2005/02/the-6th-circuit-speaks-on-plain-error/ The 6th Circuit speaks on plain error! | Sentencing Law and Policy Feb 2, 2005 - Joining the Fourth Circuit which last week came to a similar conclusion in Hughes (basics here), this morning the Sixth Circuit has held in US v. Oliver, sentencing lawcircuitspeaks https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/09/gearing-up-for-scotus-oral-argument/ Gearing up for SCOTUS oral argument | Sentencing Law and Policy Sep 28, 2004 - Yesterday the Supreme Court issued this intriguing order concerning oral argument time in Booker and Fanfan:The motion of respondents for divided argument gearing uporal argumentsentencing lawscotuspolicy https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/12/a-different-story-about-a-baseball-player-and-drugs/ A different story about a baseball player and drugs | Sentencing Law and Policy Dec 26, 2007 - Perhaps even sadder than the Mitchell Report is the story of Willie Mays Aikens's experience with a drug more troublesome than steroids. The Washington a different storybaseball playersentencing law https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/12/interview-with-an-executioner/ "Interview With an Executioner" | Sentencing Law and Policy Dec 18, 2007 - The title of thie post is the headline of this piece at ABC News based on the interview given by Jerry Givens, the former executioner for the Commonwealth interview withsentencing lawexecutionerpolicy https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/12/major-papers-calling-for-death-penalty-to-be-killed-off/ Major papers calling for death penalty to be killed off | Sentencing Law and Policy Dec 23, 2007 - The Boston Globe and Washington Post have similar editorials today on the death penalty:From the Globe, "The Year in Death" ends this way: https://digitalntl.nt.gov.au/10070/460812/0/3 Territory Stories - Equality of the law and the sentencing of Aboriginal offenders under the... Equality of the law and the sentencing of Aboriginal offenders under the Sentencing Act (NT) the lawterritorystoriesequality https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2007/09/eighth-circuit-adjudicates-state-justification-law-to-uphold-sentencing-enhancement/ Eighth Circuit adjudicates state justification law to uphold sentencing enhancement | Sentencing... Sep 4, 2007 - I will never ceased to be amazed at all the state substantive criminal law that federal courts adjudicate (by a preponderance of the evidence) as part of eighth circuitstatejustificationlawuphold https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/09/why-i-am-optimistic-about-sentencing-reforms/ Why I am optimistic about sentencing reforms | Sentencing Law and Policy Sep 30, 2004 - Today's thoughtful WSJ article (discussed here) highlighting the real risk of a congressional "mandatory minimum backlash" after Blakely provides yet i amoptimisticsentencingreformslaw https://www.sentencinglawandpolicy.com/2004/07/blakely-media-coverage/ Blakely media coverage | Sentencing Law and Policy Jul 31, 2004 - Especially if (when?) the Supreme Court grants cert. on a federal Blakely case this Monday, we can expect even more media coverage of the law, policies media coveragesentencing lawblakelypolicy https://setforsentencing.com/tag/hunter-biden/ hunter biden Archives - Set for Sentencing by Doug Passon Law hunter bidenarchivessetsentencingdoug https://setforsentencing.com/tag/criminal-justice-reform/ criminal justice reform Archives - Set for Sentencing by Doug Passon Law criminal justice reformarchivesset https://www.kcur.org/2019-02-23/paul-manafort-brazenly-broke-the-law-special-counsel-says-in-sentencing-memo Paul Manafort 'Brazenly' Broke The Law, Special Counsel Says In Sentencing Memo | KCUR - Kansas... 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