Prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of at least 11 years for Sean "Diddy" Combs. Combs was convicted of prostitution-related counts, but acquitted of more serious charges. Combs intends to speak ...

WASHINGTON — A federal public defender asked the court to consider President Donald Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 defendants while sentencing offenses from political protests in his defense of a man who ...

On the campaign trail, candidate Barack Obama pledged to "eliminate disparity in sentencing for crack and cocaine." Under the current law, possession of five grams of crack cocaine triggers an ...

Whisler When crack cocaine appeared on American streets in the 1980s, it presented a new and troubling drug problem for law enforcement. As a concentrated derivative of powdered cocaine, crack ...

We did our last update on President Obama's campaign promise to eliminate the disparity in sentencing for crack and cocaine on July 14, 2010. For the past two decades, possession of five grams of ...

The sentencing of Samson Garner, convicted of plotting a mass shooting at Smith Rock State Park, was delayed until Nov. 10 on Thursday afternoon. The court received the defense's memorandum Thursday ...

The panel affirmed the district court's denial of Keenon Green's discovery request to pursue a selective enforcement claim and upheld his 144-month sentence for attempted sex trafficking and attempted ...

The federal sentencing landscape in the United States could undergo a significant transformation with recent amendments to update the United States Sentencing Guidelines that will go into effect on ...

Today, March 21, is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Too often these types of dates and anniversaries pass by without anyone taking much note. However, this day, ...