http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/1 ... k.cocaine/
7-2, bizarrely (and Scalia and Thomas weren't on the same page). Downward departures from the sentencing guidelines re. disparities between crack and cocaine are OK now, apparently.
Thoughts?
Some SCOTUS sense: sentencing standards!
Some SCOTUS sense: sentencing standards!
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In related news, this month's Rolling Stone has a great article on the War on Drugs:
How America Lost the War on Drugs
How America Lost the War on Drugs
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