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SLandP

  1. Five years and $5 million in capital pre-trial time and expense for Washington mass killing bit.ly/LYHvpa about 12 hours ago via TypePad
  2. "Judge calls it quits after 31 years; sentencing too much to bear" bit.ly/LU7zOM about 13 hours ago via TypePad
  3. Connecticut becomes 17th state to legalize medical marijuana bit.ly/LQmhqd 6:21 PM Jun 1st via TypePad
  4. A tip for would-be Virginia murderers: kill extra victims and cut deal to escape death penalty bit.ly/LSRblb 9:38 AM Jun 1st via TypePad
  5. Second Circuit rejects Second Amendment attack on federal firearm possession statute bit.ly/Kxvvuq 8:17 AM Jun 1st via TypePad
  6. Ohio sentencing reforms already driving down prison population (and recidivism rate?) bit.ly/LlmuCo 7:36 AM Jun 1st via TypePad
  7. Federal district judge hears constitutional attack on Indiana sex offender Facebook ban bit.ly/LjiTod 1:30 PM May 31st via TypePad
  8. Local restrictions on sex offenders continue to grow and expand bit.ly/LMLVQ6 5:36 AM May 31st via TypePad
  9. NJ prosecutors now say that Ravi should have received five years in webcam spying case bit.ly/KsKaHk 12:57 PM May 30th via TypePad
  10. Seeking advice on (and cites to) thoughtful state Eighth Amendment rulings bit.ly/LeRDr9 7:08 AM May 30th via TypePad
  11. Florida courts struggling with how to apply Graham to multi-decade juve sentences bit.ly/LEWsN0 6:58 PM May 29th via TypePad
  12. Quiet SCOTUS return from the long weekend, except for murder defendant Lorenzo Johnson bit.ly/LBGtfp 7:44 AM May 29th via TypePad
  13. A year after Plata ruling, a "picture of success" fixing California's overcrowded prisons bit.ly/JKHgQh 6:49 AM May 29th via TypePad
  14. "A Tough Judge’s Proposal for Fairer Sentencing" bit.ly/LygDfC 3:55 PM May 28th via TypePad
  15. A market challenge for sentencing reformers: imagining profitable uses for closed prisons bit.ly/Knp0KE 8:59 AM May 28th via TypePad
  16. Dharun Ravi provides example of (rare?) defendant aided at sentencing by letter campaign bit.ly/L88dZw 8:10 AM May 28th via TypePad
  17. Commentary calls for "cleaning house" at DOJ's Office of the Pardon Attorney bit.ly/LvxVXl 5:57 PM May 27th via TypePad
  18. Effective op-ed on "Plantations, Prisons and Profits" in Louisiana bit.ly/LnP5JO 12:11 PM May 26th via TypePad
  19. US Sentencing Commission provides notice of proposed 2013 priorities bit.ly/Lnstph 9:04 AM May 25th via TypePad
  20. Mandatory minimums require federal drug defendant's sentence of life + five more years in prison bit.ly/LmGbsu 4:43 AM May 25th via TypePad
  • Name Douglas Berman
  • Location Ohio
  • Web http://sentencing...
  • Bio Law professor at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. I write the Sentencing Law & Policy blog and edit the Federal Sentencing Reporter.
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