Tarahrick Terry’s case is, broadly, a story about regret and redemption. But it’s also a story about how the specific wording in a law can quickly breed confusion in the courts.
The sentencing rule that treated crack cocaine 100 times worse than powder had been in effect for 20 years by the time Mr. Terry was sentenced in 2008.
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The sentencing rule treating crack cocaine as 100 times worse than powder is seen by bipartisan critics as a punitive remnant of the war on drugs. The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a case that could deliver a telling blow – or a telling victory – for reform.
Spoken by Biden; crafted by Vinay Reddy: US President s address to joint session of Congress
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Spoken by Biden; crafted by Vinay Reddy: US President s address to joint session of Congress
Chidanand Rajghatta / TNN / Apr 28, 2021, 22:34 IST
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WASHINGTON: All eyes will be on US President Joe Biden as he steps up to the lectern on Wednesday night to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress. Many ears will also be cocked to hear the US President essay an address crafted by Vinay Reddy, Biden s chief speechwriter, whose job it is to translate the President s ideas into words.
Center for Law, Justice & Culture Student Zoé Williams addresses the jury during the mock trial at the institute. This year’s program will be virtual, but students will still participate in a mock trial.
High school students from Southeastern Ohio can apply now for the free Summer Law & Trial Institute offered virtually by Ohio University from June 13-21, 2021.
Preference will be given to rising high school juniors and seniors from Southeastern Ohio, though students from outside the region can also apply.
Students accepted into the program will explore law and the American legal system. They will learn about a variety of legal careers, as well as meet dozens of Ohio University alumni who will discuss their roles as attorneys, judges and advocates.
Professor Ric Simmons joined The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law faculty in 2003. He is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was a Stone Scholar and a senior editor of the Columbia Law Review. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable Laughlin E. Waters of the Central District of California and then served for four years as an assistant district attorney for New York County. He was an acting assistant professor at New York University School of Law from June 2000 through June 2003 before coming to Moritz.
Professor Simmons’ research focuses on the intersection of the Fourth Amendment and new technology. He has written about the use of big data in the criminal justice system, searches of cell phones and other electronic devices, and hyper-intrusive surveillance devices. He has also written about the privatization of the criminal justice system and the role of the prosecutor. He is a national expert on the grand jury and served on the Ohio Supreme Court’