Kimbrough, Spears, and Categorical Rejection: The Latest Additions to the Family of Federal Sentencing Policy Cases

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When to Admit Art as Evidence
by Andrew Jensen Kerr
Jeffery Lamar Williams, better known as Young Thug, is the latest high-profile rapper to have his rap “lyrics” potentially entered into evidence as part of a criminal trial. Young Thug …
Why U.S. States Need Their Own Cannabis Industry Banks
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The legal cannabis trade is the fastest growing industry in the United States. In 2019, about 48.2 million Americans used the drug at least once. As such, it is easy ...
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One way that I have tried to stay fresh as a teacher through the decades is to periodically force myself outside of my teaching comfort zone by trying something completely...
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The Controlled Substances Act: An International Private Delegation That Goes Too Far
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Introduction Under current Supreme Court precedent, Congress can delegate regulatory authority to federal agencies so long as it supplies an intelligible principle to guide and restrict their actions. Congress may...