Sentencing

The Occasions Clause Paradox

State v. Belcher

Connecticut Supreme Court Invalidates Sentence that Relied on a Characterization of Defendant as a "Superpredator"

United States v. McClinton

Seventh Circuit Upholds Use of Acquitted Conduct to Triple Sentencing Exposure on a Preponderance of the Evidence.

United States v. Bryant

Eleventh Circuit Creates Circuit Split by Holding that the FIRST STEP Act Does Not Grant Courts the Authority to Determine What Circumstances Justify Compassionate Release

Expungement of Criminal Convictions: An Empirical Study

• J.J. Prescott
• Sonja B. Starr

United States v. Schmidt

Seventh Circuit Holds That Sentencing Judge's Consideration of Defendant's White Nationalist Views Did Not Violate the First Amendment.

Categorical Mistakes: The Flawed Framework of the Armed Career Criminal Act and Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

• Rachel E. Barkow

Commonwealth v. Eldred

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds Drug-Free Probation Requirement Enforceable for Defendant with Substance Use Disorder.