The US Sentencing Commission unanimously adopted a package of guideline amendments aimed at simplifying federal sentencing ...

The US Supreme Court agreed to consider a case that will test precedent that sets out a rule on when federal courts must ...

The Supreme Court announced Monday it will take on a case that could significantly impact how federal sentencing guidelines ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration: Lex Villena; Wisconsinart / Dreamstime.com A government panel could soon limit a little-known but outrageous ...

The US Sentencing Commission passed a retroactive amendment to subtract two points from the sentencing guideline calculation for many with no past criminal history. Yesterday, the United States ...

Federal judges will be limited from enhancing defendants' sentences based on conduct a jury acquitted them of, a practice that has drawn condemnation from a wide range of civil liberties groups, ...

A U.S. panel tasked with crafting federal sentencing policy on Thursday adopted new guidelines for punishing white-collar ...

WASHINGTON — The DC Council made history on Tuesday by appointing Joel Castón to D.C.'s Sentencing Commission. He becomes the first person who spent time in prison to become one of the 17 members of ...

Joel Castón being sworn is as an ANC commissioner in June 2021, before his release from prison. (Courtesy DC Department of Corrections) The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to appoint Joel Castón to its ...