Mandatory minimum sentences in the United States have failed to reduce crime and have instead driven mass incarceration, ...

One often hears the term “sentencing guidelines” when following a federal criminal case. But what are they and how do they ...

For 30 years or more I have been compiling an annual booklet summarizing all the “Criminal Law and Related Decisions” of the Supreme Court, published every summer by the Criminal Law Section of the ...

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.

Fred Lucas is chief news correspondent and manager of the Investigative Reporting Project for The Daily Signal. He is the author of “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left’s Assault on Clean ...

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. First up is Rico v. United States. In 2018, Isabel Rico left her federal ...