The Biden administration ordered a review of Trump-era Title IX policies, beginning the process of reworking sexual assault and gender discrimination guidance for schools.
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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Thursday accused Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, of staging red carpet vaccine distribution for donors and called for the FBI to investigate the matter.
Citing her experience as a public defender, Fried, the state s highest-ranking elected Democrat, said, The fact pattern is simply just too clear to avoid: give campaign contribution, big dollars, get special access to vaccines ahead of seniors, ahead of our teachers, ahead of our farmworkers, and so many of our residents here in the state of Florida.
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On January 29, President Biden’s Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson issued a memorandum to all federal prosecutors titled, “Interim Guidance on Prosecutorial Discretion, Charging, and Sentencing” (Wilkinson Memo).
Notably, the Wilkinson Memo:
Rescinded the May 10, 2017 Trump-era directive, which had limited prosecutors’ discretion by requiring prosecutors to charge defendants with the most serious provable offense or, alternatively, seek supervisory approval to charge a less serious offense and seek a lesser sentence.
Reinstated the May 19, 2020 Obama-era policy, which had expanded prosecutorial discretion, stating: “[D]ecisions regarding charging, plea agreements, and advocacy at sentencing must be made on the merits of each case, taking into account the