Eric Holder's Civil Rights Resurgence
Eric Holder's civil rights resurgence
He has announced that the Justice Department would not go after low-level, nonviolent crack cocaine drug offenders with mandatory minimum penalties and that it would not sue to block new state laws legalizing marijuana. He has been … It was decided …
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editorial: Aaron's bill
Police found evidence that the man, on probation for cocaine possession, had been drinking at the time. They could not, however, test … Under Florida law, drunk drivers face a minimum sentence of four years for an accident involving a death. The …
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Reconsidering Mandatory Minimum Sentences: The Arguments for and Against …
A financially desperate single mother of four with no criminal history was paid $ 100 by a complete stranger to mail a package that, unbeknownst to her, contained 232 grams of crack cocaine. For that act alone, she received a sentence of 10 years in …
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Feds To Let Pot Shops Use Banks
“As it stands, possession or distribution of marijuana violates federal law, and banks that provide support for those activities face the risk of prosecution and assorted sanctions.” The memos make clear that prosecutors retain the right to pursue …
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