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Tapia v. U.S., No. 10-5400 (U.S. Supreme Court) (564 U.S. 319; 131 S.Ct. 2382) (June 16, 2011) (Justice Kagan)

Loaded on June 27, 2011 published in Punch and Jurists June 27, 2011
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Here a unanimous Supreme Court held that a provision of the Sentencing Reform Act, namely 18 U.S.C. § 3582(a), "does not permit a sentencing court to impose or lengthen a prison term in order to foster a defendant’s rehabilitation".

The relatively straightforward issue before the Court in this case was ...

 

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More from this issue:

  1. Tapia v. U.S., No. 10-5400 (U.S. Supreme Court) (564 U.S. 319; 131 S.Ct. 2382) (June 16, 2011) (Justice Kagan)
  2. Freeman v. U.S., No. 09-10245 (U.S. Supreme Court) (564 U.S. 522; 131 S.Ct. 2685) (June 23, 2011) (Justice Kennedy)
  3. Bullcoming v. New Mexico, No. 09-10876 (U.S. Supreme Court) (564 U.S. 647; 131 S.Ct. 2705) (June 23, 2011) (Justice Ginsburg)
  4. Davis v. U.S., No. 09-11328 (U.S. Supreme Court) (564 U.S. 229; 131 S.Ct. 2419) (June 16, 2011) (Justice Alito)
  5. J.D.B. v. North Carolina, No. 09-11121 (U.S. Supreme Court) (564 U.S. 261; 131 S.Ct. 2394) (June 16, 2011) (Justice Sotomayor)
  6. Turner v. Rogers, No. 10-10 (U.S. Supreme Court) (564 U.S. 431; 131 S.Ct. 2507) (June 20, 2011) (Justice Breyer)

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