Congress: we passed a law to let judges reduce prison sentences if 1) extraordinary & compelling reasons warrant it, & 2) the reduction is consistent w/ the Sentencing Commission's policy statements, neat huh?
Supreme Court: ISN'T THERE SOMEONE YOU FORGOT TO ASK
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Before Trump: 13-0
After Trump....
Congress gave judges the power to shorten a prison term if “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warrant relief. But the Republican justices on the Supreme Court won’t let judges use it.
seinfield looking despondent court side is exactly the boost i needed
David Dayen
Venus and Jupiter this evening 🔭
Is history repeating itself in the US under Trump?
"But when Oregon Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, a physician, inspected the facility on April 24, she saw no children, and shelter staff refused to answer her questions about where the girls were."
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Sorry, Knicks fan friends, but this is fucking hilarious.