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.
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.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 2007
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