The justices expressed more concern about revisiting potentially thousands of federal criminal sentences by undercutting the ...

The US Sentencing Commission's recommendation to into effect on November 1, 2026. Here is what it means for defendants.

The U.S. Sentencing Commission on Thursday voted to enact multiple revisions to the federal sentencing guidelines, including the first inflationary adjustment in over a decade for calculating ...

United States, the court drew upon precedent that analyzed the deference that courts owe to an agency's interpretation of its ...

I am Alan D. Viard, a senior fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. I write to comment on the commission’s proposed inflationary adjustment to the loss tables ...

Individuals facing federal fraud and tax evasion charges may soon see lower advisory guideline ranges under proposed Sentencing Guidelines amendments. On April 16, the US Sentencing Commission ...

Nancy M. Eriksen, John S. Ghose, Sean B. O'Connell The United States Sentencing Commission recently approved a set of far‑reaching amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines that, barring ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. After the First Step Act and the US Sentencing Commission stepped in to expand compassionate ...

Supreme Court upholds rejection of compassionate release for two men Ruling nullifies Sentencing Commission policy adopted in 2023 Dissent by Justice Sotomayor argues commission acted reasonably in ...

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US sentencing panel mulls supermajority votes, adding public defender representative A U.S. panel that crafts federal sentencing policy is proposing major operational reforms, including requiring a ...