On November 1, 2025, the most recent amendments to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual went into effect. Among other changes, the amendments streamline the sentencing process from three steps to two ...

Judge Bennett retired from the federal bench in 2019, and is now Director Emeritus of the Institute for Justice Reform & Innovation at Drake University Law School. Judge Bennett retired from the ...

Federal sentencing guidelines create consistency in punishments nationwide, typically resulting in sentences within a narrow range determined by crime severity and criminal history.

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A prosecutor on Friday assured a Ninth Circuit appeals panel that federal sentencing guidelines don’t include thoughtcrime. The argument arose in the case of a French national who ...

Dec 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. panel tasked with crafting federal sentencing policy on Friday proposed tougher penalties for crimes involving the addictive opioid fentanyl and changes to how white collar ...

An Oklahoma man’s 15-year prison sentence was improper, a US appeals court has ruled, because his prior assault convictions ...

How federal courts calculate prison time and why apologies rarely reduce sentences under 18 U.S.C. § 794 and U.S.S.G. § 2M3.1 ...