Obama Commutes Sentences for 8 Drug Convictions
Obama commutes sentences for 8 drug convictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday commuted the sentences of eight people he said were serving unduly harsh drug sentences in the most expansive use yet of his power to free inmates. All eight were sentenced under old federal …
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Mark Helfrich Should Follow Chip Kelly's Example to Curb Oregon's Legal Issues
Less than two weeks after leaving the team, he was arrested for possession of cocaine in a Eugene parking lot. Helfrich shouldn't be held … He was arrested on misdemeanor charges of menacing and criminal mischief by the Eugene Police. Ezra Shaw/Getty …
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Chronicle AM–December 20, 2013
A pair of state appeals courts slap down cops who take people's medicine and won't give it back, there are problems with Kansas' drug testing law, Peru is buying shining new toys to prosecute its drug war, and more. … A district court judge had …
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Business news briefs: Allegheny Technologies settles hazardous waste case
Two Oregon units of Pittsburgh specialty metals producer Allegheny Technologies have agreed to pay $ 825,000 in civil penalties to settle charges they improperly stored, shipped and disposed of about 160 million pounds of hazardous waste. The waste was …
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