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Biden Expands Pardons for Marijuana Charges and Commutes Sentences for 11

Biden Expands Pardons for Marijuana Charges and Commutes Sentences for 11

The actions build on pardons announced last year by the president, and on efforts by the Justice Department to correct glaring racial disparities in d [...]
Biden Commutes Drug Sentences for 11 and Expands Marijuana Pardons

Biden Commutes Drug Sentences for 11 and Expands Marijuana Pardons

The actions build on pardons announced last year by the president, and on efforts by the Justice Department to correct glaring racial disparities in d [...]
King's Speech: Government to toughen sentences for sexual crimes

King's Speech: Government to toughen sentences for sexual crimes

The address, part of the State Opening of Parliament, sets out the government's plans for the coming months. www.bbc.co.uk [...]
DeSantis and Ramaswamy Call Proud Boys’ Sentences ‘Excessive’ and ‘Wrong’

DeSantis and Ramaswamy Call Proud Boys’ Sentences ‘Excessive’ and ‘Wrong’

The two G.O.P. presidential candidates also floated the idea of pardoning some of the Jan. 6 defendants if they are elected. www.nytimes.com [...]
DeSantis and Ramaswamy Call Proud Boys’ Sentences ‘Excessive’ and ‘Wrong’

DeSantis and Ramaswamy Call Proud Boys’ Sentences ‘Excessive’ and ‘Wrong’

The two G.O.P. presidential candidates also floated the idea of pardoning some of the Jan. 6 defendants if they are elected. www.nytimes.com [...]
Killers with history of coercive behaviour face tougher sentences

Killers with history of coercive behaviour face tougher sentences

The government says the changes will mean more jail time for "those who kill women in the home". www.bbc.co.uk [...]
UK Court Sentences 4 Men to 15 Years Prison for $26M Crypto Fraud

UK Court Sentences 4 Men to 15 Years Prison for $26M Crypto Fraud

The offenders used the internet from the comfort of their own homes to obtain millions, Jonathan Kelleher of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. [...]
Justice Dept. to Seek Stiffer Sentences in Prisoner Abuse Cases

Justice Dept. to Seek Stiffer Sentences in Prisoner Abuse Cases

The move is part of a long-anticipated effort by the Biden administration to overhaul the underfunded, scandal-plagued Federal Bureau of Prisons. www [...]
Cyclists who kill pedestrians could face tougher sentences

Cyclists who kill pedestrians could face tougher sentences

The move will close a legal loophole which means the current maximum term is only two years jail. www.bbc.co.uk [...]
Critics of Jackson’s Child Sex Abuse Sentences Backed Judges With Similar Records

Critics of Jackson’s Child Sex Abuse Sentences Backed Judges With Similar Records

WASHINGTON — Several Republican senators repeatedly and misleadingly suggested during this week’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings that Judge Ketan [...]
Tony's Law: Plans for tougher child abuse sentences confirmed

Tony's Law: Plans for tougher child abuse sentences confirmed

The adoptive family of Tony Hudgell, seven, have campaigned for harsher sentences for abusers. www.bbc.co.uk [...]
French courtroom sentences BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik to five years

French courtroom sentences BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik to five years

A courtroom of appeals in Paris has upheld the five-year jail time period within the case towards BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik.The courtroom uph [...]
Supreme Courtroom Limits Sweep of Legislation on Obligatory Minimal Sentences

Supreme Courtroom Limits Sweep of Legislation on Obligatory Minimal Sentences

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Courtroom on Thursday narrowed the attain of the federal Armed Profession Legal Act, a sort of three-strikes statute, ruli [...]
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