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Dorsey v. U.S., No. 11-5683 (U.S. Supreme Court) (567 U.S. 260; 132 S.Ct. 2321) (June 21, 2012) (Justice Breyer)

Loaded on June 25, 2012 published in Punch and Jurists June 25, 2012
Filed under: Retroactivity, Punch And Jurists.

In 2010, after some three decades of debate and controversy over the inherent unfairness of the Federal crack cocaine sentencing laws, Congress finally enacted the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (“FSA”) (Pub.L. No. 111–220, 124 Stat 2372). The FSA, which was signed into law on August 10, 2010, was …

 

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