U.S. v. D.W., No. 13-CR-173 (E.D.N.Y.) (198 F.Supp.3d 18) (June 25, 2015) (Judge Jack B. Weinstein)
Loaded on July 13, 2015
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July 13, 2015
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Once again, our favorite judicial maverick, District Judge Jack Weinstein, has raised some weighty and searing questions about the automatically harsh sentences that are required to be imposed in child porn and sexual exploitation cases. Despite the importance of his questions, we doubt that the Second Circuit will ever …
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- U.S. v. Presley, No. 14-2704 (7th Cir.) (790 F.3d 699) (June 11, 2015) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
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- Davis v. Ayala, No. 13-1428 (U.S. Supreme Court) (576 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 1428) (June 18, 2015) (Justice Alito)
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