12 Apr CRT Fearmongering Makes Its Way Into The Justice System
We hear people feaermongering about critical race theory, or CRT, in classrooms almost everyday. Apparently CRT is in the justice system too.
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24 Mar Court Says BOP Free From Oversight On Other FSA Incentives
Most of us know about the First Step Act time-credits program, but the FSA also requires that the BOP award prisoners other incentives too.
15 Mar What It’s Like Litigating Against the BOP in a First Step Act Case
Litigating against the BOP in a First Step Act case is kind of like trying to hit a moving piñata blindfolded. Yufenyuy v. Warden shows why.
13 Mar The Subtly Radical Reforms of Merrick Garland
Merrick Garland has instituted a number of criminal justice reforms in his memoranda to federal prosecutors.
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07 Mar Did Chrisley Know Justice?
The Chrisley couple will likely spend the next few years in federal prison. But their case raises a number of questions that deserve answers.
14 Jan Some Of My Favorite Federal Judges Were Prosecutors
The courts are unbalanced when it comes the experience of Federal judges with most having a prosecutorial background while few worked in legal aid.
11 Jan No Partial Eligibility For FSA Time Credits, Federal Courts Say
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Courts can't order the BOP to award partial eligibility for FSA Time Credits. But that doesn't mean the BOP can't do it anyway.
07 Jan Elizabeth Holmes, Her Sentence And The “Trial Penalty”
Elizabeth Holmes faces a sentence of nearly a decade. Had she not went to trial, it's possible that sentence would be shorter. Why?