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Commentary on why and how sentencing matters, from the editors of the Federal Sentencing Reporter
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Longer Sentences for Drug Crimes, Shorter for Immigration (opens the original)
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The data analysis reported here was completed with Claude Cowork. All figures are from the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Values read from the Commission’s line graphs are approximate.- - -Thanks for reading Sentencing Matters Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="button primary" type="submit" value="Subscr
Sometimes a Bargain Is Better Justice (opens the original)
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In Hunter v. United States, decided earlier this year by the United States Supreme Court, Justice Neil Gorsuch bemoans the fact that “[i]n our times, the jury trial has given way to a conveyor belt of plea bargains.” Gorsuch is a believer in juries. In his concurring opinion in Hunter, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, he notes that for many — and presumably that includes him — the very “idea that the jury right could become the subject of an agreement between the prosecutor and the defe
The Trauma of Asking for Forgiveness — and the Community That Carries Us Through (opens the original)
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This week, we welcome Jeff Grant to the Sentencing Matters Substack. Jeff is a New York attorney, ordained minister, and co-founder of the White Collar Support Group. In 2001, he was convicted of fraud and served over a year in federal prison. After his release, he earned a Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary and ultimately returned to the practice of law following reinstatement of his law license. Jeff created the White Collar Support Group and related initiatives to suppo
The Sentencing Matters Substack Interview: Professor and Founding Director of the Plea Bargaining Institute, Lucian Dervan (opens the original)
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When Hunter v. United States was handed down by the Supreme Court earlier this year, I immediately reached out to Professor Lucian Dervan to talk about it. A lot has been written about the case, which, on the surface, simply wrestles with the validity of appellate waivers in plea agreements. Below the surface, though, there’s a lot more going on, and I wanted to talk with Lucian about it, because of his unique experience and perspective.Lucian is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of
Scrutinizing Sentencing (opens the original)
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This week, we welcome back to the Sentencing Matters Substack Professor Christopher Slobogin. Chris is the Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law and Director of the Criminal Justice Program at Vanderbilt University Law School. He has authored more than 200 articles, books, and chapters on topics relating to criminal law and procedure, mental health law, and evidence. And he has taught at law schools across the country and around the world, including at the University of Florida, Stanford, the Univers
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