U.S. Supreme Court
Oct. 3, 2007
Supreme Court Confronts Disparities in Drug Sentencing
WASHINGTON - Three years after invalidating the mandatory nature of the federal sentencing guidelines, the U.S. Supreme Court appears to have no clear vision of how to give federal judges more discretion without introducing chaos and widespread sentencing disparity into the federal courts.




By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Nearly three years after invalidating the mandatory nature of the federal sentencing guidelines, the U.S. Supreme Court still appears to have no clear vision of how to give federal judges more discretion without introducing chaos and widespread sentencing disparity into the federal courts.
The court heard arguments in two cas...
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Nearly three years after invalidating the mandatory nature of the federal sentencing guidelines, the U.S. Supreme Court still appears to have no clear vision of how to give federal judges more discretion without introducing chaos and widespread sentencing disparity into the federal courts.
The court heard arguments in two cas...
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