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April 23, 2021
Matt Ford
Blame Anthony Kennedy for the Supreme Court’s Mangled Ruling on Juvenile Life Without Parole
The high court’s irreconcilable conflict over the sentencing of young criminals is a product of the mess the former justice left behind.
January 4, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
Setting fire to federal land isn’t the only non-drug related crime that carries a mandatory minimum sentencing.
August 15, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Rand Paul and Ted Cruz Are Making Sense About the Cops

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