The president's son, who faces up to 25 years in prison for conduct that violated no one's rights, can still challenge his prosecution on Second Amendment grounds.
The president's son, who is charged with crimes that violated no one's rights, theoretically faces up to 25 years in prison.
Prosecutor Ralph Petty was also employed as a law clerk—by the same judges he argued before.
Likening drug users to people who are "mentally ill and dangerous," the ruling says barring them from owning firearms is not unconstitutional on its face.
Ralph Petty likely violated the Constitution. In a rare move, a federal court signaled this week that lawsuits against him may not be dead on arrival.
Although both bills have broad bipartisan support, they never got a vote in the Senate and were excluded from the omnibus spending bill.
The legal distinction between the smoked and snorted forms of cocaine never made sense.
A compromise to cram crack sentencing reform into the year-end omnibus spending bill fell apart at the last minute.
The attorney general's memo to prosecutors is an improvement, but it is no substitute for legislation.
The move comes as legislation flounders in Congress to end the crack-powder sentencing disparity once and for all.
The proposed rule, which targets the cigarettes that black smokers overwhelmingly prefer, will harm the community it is supposed to help.
Despite bipartisan momentum at the federal level, Congress still couldn't get anything over the finish line.
The Senate now has the chance to finally end one of the most disastrous legacies of the drug war.
The EQUAL Act would finally end one of the worst legacies of the 1980s drug war and clean up one of the biggest stains on Joe Biden's record.
Tarahrick Terry was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison after he was caught with less than four grams.
Many benefit from an increase in "good time" credits and from retroactive reductions in crack cocaine mandatory minimum sentences.
Booker would move the process away from prosecutors and into the White House.
On average, crack offenders who have benefited from the FIRST STEP Act will serve 14 years instead of 20.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the former vice president acknowledges regrets about his role in the drug war and mass incarcerations.
Charles may be the first person to benefit from the sentencing reductions in the FIRST STEP Act.
John Singleton's latest is a hackneyed embrace of debunked conspiracies.
Fears that a Trump administration will not be as merciful.
Another 79 granted mercy over federal drug war sentences.
A crumb on the floor of your car can make you a felon, even if it's just a crumb.
Sorry prisoners-you'll have to wait for the finger-pointing to stop.
He's right, but not for the reasons he thinks.
After 2010 reforms, crack use fell along with prosecutions and penalties.
Now I'm trying to make amends.
Is taking a break from re-election campaign to seek help for alcohol abuse
Drinking is not a good excuse for smoking crack, snorting coke, or anything else.
Mayor locked out after handing power over to deputy mayor
People pressuring him to take leave of absence
A neuroscientist corrects widely accepted misconceptions about two notorious drugs.
Resisting calls to resign
Rob Ford admits to smoking crack cocaine
Somewhat dodging a question as to whether he's smoked crack cocaine
Claims he is not seen smoking drug in it
Police have not released details of the video, but say it is consistent with media reporting
Police have allegedly found video showing him smoking crack
