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Testimony of member Kent Wicker to the U.S. Sentencing Commission regarding proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines.
Manafort’s Sentencings—A Clarion Call to Re-Calibrate U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Bloomberg Law, March 21, 2019.
An article from The Federal Lawyer by Alan Ellis sharing information he obtained from interviews with several judges regarding federal sentencing.
An article by Bloomberg Law on how federal sentencing guidelines must be updated and cite Paul Manafort's sentences as an exemplary case for re-calibration of the guidelines.
An article by criminal defense lawyer and former president of the NACDL Alan Ellis on sentencing statistics and how criminal defense lawyers should go about representing their client during sentencing.
Full Title: The U.S. Sentencing Commission's 2017 Amendment Cycle: Acceptance of Responsibility and Relevant Conduct. An article by Bloomberg Law by two sentencing experts on the proposed amendments to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
An article by Bloomberg Law's Criminal Law Reporter in which two sentencing experts discuss the effective use of statistics in federal sentencing to avoid disparities.
Federal sentencing/Burden of proof. Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Federal Defenders and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).
