United States v. Booker: System Failure or System Fix?
Six years ago, the Supreme Court held in United States v. Booker that the mandatory sentencing guidelines system was unconstitutional.… Continue reading →
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Prison Reform in the Pennsylvania Legislature
When I began my career in the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1976, America's drug culture, and public awareness of drug abuse,… Continue reading →
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The Collateral Consequences of Padilla v. Kentucky: Is Forgiveness Now Constitutionally Required?
People who commit a crime and are brought before a court to be sentenced expect to face a prison term… Continue reading →
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Problem-Solving Courts and the Psycholegal Error
It has been more than a decade since I began railing against the therapeutic jurisprudence movement in general and drug… Continue reading →
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“Losing Ground”—In Search Of A Remedy For The Over Emphasis On Loss And Other Culpability Factors In The Sentencing Guidelines For Fraud And Theft
In 2010, fraud offenses were the third largest portion of the federal criminal docket, trailing only immigration and drug offenses.… Continue reading →
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From The Practitioner’s Perch: How Mandatory Minimum Sentences And The Prosecution’s Unfettered Control Over Sentence Reductions For Cooperation Subvert Justice And Exacerbate Racial Disparity
At every stage of the criminal justice process, mandatory minimums contribute to disparate impact among racial groups. They encourage policing… Continue reading →
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Guarding the Historical Record from the Nazi-Era Art Litigation Tumbling Toward the Supreme Court
This year, the Supreme Court is expected to review multiple cert petitions involving Nazi‐looted‐art litigation. Jennifer Anglim Kreder writes that… Continue reading →
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Class Certification’s Preclusive Effects
In September 2010, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the controversial Baycol litigation. The central question will be whether, subsequent… Continue reading →
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Astrue v. Ratliff and the Death of Strong Purposivism
In Astrue v. Ratliff and the Death of Strong Purposivism, Frederick Liu argues that the Supreme Court's recent decision interpreting… Continue reading →
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Original Citizenship
In his Essay Original Citizenship, Josh Blackman asks what the Constitution means when it refers to “citizen[s] of the United… Continue reading →