One often hears the term “sentencing guidelines” when following a federal criminal case. But what are they and how do they ...

Dec 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. panel tasked with crafting federal sentencing policy on Friday proposed tougher penalties for crimes involving the addictive opioid fentanyl and changes to how white collar ...

In United States v Sterkaj, 23-8088-cr,—F.4th—,2025 WL 1478968 (2d Cir. May 23, 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit considered, and rejected, the government’s argument to modify ...

April 23 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court ruled that a policy adopted in 2023 by the U.S. Sentencing Commission which allowed judges to deem changes in law as "extraordinary and compelling" ...