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Senate crack/powder sentencing hearing later this month

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this official hearing notice and in this FAMM webpage, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs has scheduled a hearing for the afternoon of Tuesday, February 12 titled "Reforming the 100-to-1 Crack/Powder Disparity."  As FAMM notes, "three bills have been introduced in the Senate and will likely be the subject of debate at the hearing."  What FAMM does not note is that it seems pretty unlikely that any of these bills will go anywhere in an election year. The witnesses for the hearing have not been announced, though I would guess the usual suspects on this issue (with the usual advocacy positions) will be showcased.

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 02, 2008 (boomark / email).