Supreme Court Expands Impact Of Fair Sentencing Act

Supreme Court Expands Impact Of Fair Sentencing Act: pYesterday the Supreme Court ruled that the Fair Sentencing Act applies to people convicted before the act was passed but sentenced afterwards. The Fair Sentencing Act, signed into law by President Obama in 2010, was designed to reduce the disparity between the mandatory minimums for crack cocaine offenses as compared to powder cocaine offenses. The [...]/p