In Ellingburg v United States, to be argued on Oct. 14, the justices will consider whether the ex post facto clause of the Constitution applies to the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act, which entitles ...

A shift in reasoning at the Second Circuit recognizing the importance of a defendant’s right to be present for all things at sentencing marks a move in the right direction. Many years ago, in State v.

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The sentence means the conviction stands without any further penalties, making the president-elect a convicted felon just days ahead of his inauguration. New York Judge Juan Merchan allowed media ...

Four decades after the enactment of the federal Sentencing Reform Act, one might expect a settled consensus to have emerged addressing the constitutional constraints on implementing norms such as ...