Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal Sentencing Reporter issue considers After Trump: The Future of the President’s Pardon Power
It strikes me as a great bit of great timing, as we head into a weekend celebrating our great nation s declaration of independence from a monarchy, that the new issue of the
Federal Sentencing Reporter focused on the pardon power in the US Constitution is just now available online. It is often said that the presidential pardon authority in Article II section 2 of the Constitution is the most kingly power given to our chief executive, and former Prez Donald Trump certainly seemed at times to bring a mad King George quality to his activities in this arena. Notably, as explained in the intro to this June 2021 issue of
Sentencing Law and Policy: Timely reminder of US Sentencing Commission s decarceral potential when it is functional typepad.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from typepad.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New commentary calling for Prez Biden to revive the US Sentencing Commission
In this post earlier this month, I wondered aloud about when we might reasonably expect Prez Biden to make needed appointments to the US Sentencing Commission. This issue remained on my mind when I was recently asked to write a commentary for ASU s new Crime and Justice News site. Specifically, I decided to write on Reviving the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and here is an excerpt from this commentary (links from original):
[F]ederal sentencing politics and policy development have transformed dramatically in recent years. Presidents Obama and Trump did not agree on much, but they both supported and signed major federal sentencing reform legislation designed to reduce punishment levels. Huge majorities in Congress passed the Fair Sentencing Act in 2010 and the FIRST STEP Act in 2018, demonstrating strong bipartisan support for impactful changes to federal sentencing laws and practices. Congres