GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A set of bills advanced this week in the state House would set harsher penalties for drug dealers who peddle fentanyl, carfentanil, heroin and their derivatives. “These ...
In their Sentencing Guidelines column, Covington & Burling's Alan Vinegrad and Jason Levine write: Mandatory minimum sentences have, for years, been the subject of complaints from the bench, the ...
In his first year in office, President Joe Biden did not push for legislation that would repeal federal mandatory minimum sentences. As a candidate, Biden promised major changes to the American ...
OPPOSITION AT THE STATEHOUSE. NEW HAMPSHIRE’S OPIOID CRISIS NOW STRETCHES BACK ALMOST A FULL DECADE. A NEW GOVERNOR WILL INHERIT THE FIGHT IN JANUARY. KELLY AYOTTE DID A RIDE ALONG WITH AMR IN ...
Attorney General Merrick Garland told prosecutors in December to promote the equal treatment of crack and powder cocaine offenses and limit the use of mandatory minimum sentences. These steps are in ...
The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted, 214-167, June 5 to pass Senate Bill 14, which creates mandatory minimums for fentanyl possession and reduces the penalty for people caught with ...
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE AND SENATE SEE VERY DIFFERENTLY. WE’RE NOT AFTER SMALL FISH. WE WANT TO HAVE A BIG NET, AND WE’RE MORE AFTER DEALERS AND HIGHER END. STATE SENATOR BILL GANNON IS BACK IN FRONT ...