Sentencing debates: The issues
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The use of sentencing guidelines to calculate the defendants' sentences in federal court is discussed. Issues like the constitutionality of federal sentencing guidelines, abolishing death penalties for juvenile offenders and the effects of invalidating federal guidelines on the sentencing policies are analyzed.
Publisher: Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 2004
Product standards, safety, & recalls, Standards, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Prison sentences
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 2004
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Prosecutors and politics: Solicitor general decides U.S. stance at High Court
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The professional role of Paul D. Clement, solicitor general of the United States, in representing the government before the Supreme Court is discussed. He is also supervising the Justice Department ethics investigation.
Publisher: Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 2007
Legal issues & crime, Company legal issue, Investigations, United States. Department of Justice, Powers and duties, Solicitors general, Clement, Paul D.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 2007
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