sentencing disparity

Is There a Such Thing as a Drug Called Liquid Crack?

...  with possession of marijuana and cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, the RCMP said in a Jan. 9 news release, which did not disclose the name of the accused person. Police said the arrest was the … Read more… Continue reading

Bipartisan Bill to Reform Mandatory Minimums Introduced in US House

...  Mandatory Minimums Introduced in US House In 2010, President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act into law, which significantly reduced the racially unjust disparity in crack and powder cocaine sentences and eliminated the first mandatory minimum penalty since the… Continue reading

The Attorney General and Mandatory Drug Laws

...  short of its intended consequences with respect to racial and ethnic disparities. Drugs generally, but particularly cocaine and heroin, may change hands three to six times within the United States before reaching … Read more on The American Attorney… Continue reading

The Orange Couch Does Mad Men: S6E12, “The Quality of Mercy”

...  conviction A Quincy man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Monday after admitting to distributing crack cocaine. Cary D. Holder, 31, was sentenced in Springfield by Judge Sue Myerscough. His sentence was less than the 15 2/3… Continue reading

Rules of Law: Rational Basis, Intermediate and Strict Scrutiny?

...  (AP) – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. The mayor of Canada's largest city did not say… Continue reading

Science Café to Address Racial Inequality in the U.S. Legal System

...  in the U.S. legal system Though pharmacologically the same drug, crack cocaine carries much higher penalties than powder cocaine, which is seen as a more “white-collar” drug. Professor Exum saw these disparities in the sentencing process firsthand while working… Continue reading