Appellate Law

District of Puerto Rico Administrative Order re: Implementation of Crack Retroactivity Guideline
Chief Judge José A. Fusté, District of Puerto Rico, has entered an Administrative Order dealing with the implementation of the Crack Retroactivity Guideline in the District of Puerto Rico...

Interesting crack retroactivity letters sent around to judges
Though all the details will surely get lost in the broader politics of the day, the little stories surrounding crack retroactivity continue to fascinate me. And, thanks to a friend of the blog, I can post here two interesting new...

NY Times and NAACP speak out against the AG on crack retroactivity
AG Michael Mukasey's recent congressional testimony urging Congress to block retroactivity for the new crack guidelines (basics here and here) has now brought this new editorial from the New York Times and this new press release from the NAACP...

One federal district trying a single judge approach to crack retroactivity
This new article in the Kansas City Star, headlined "Sentence corrections possible in crack cocaine cases," reveals that one federal district has adopted an interesting (and legally questionable?) approach to crack retroactivity matters: Late last month, Chief U...

More coverage of crack retroactivity realities
The Friday papers bring these two notable stories about the new retroactive crack guidelines. From the Washingont Post here, "Crack Offenders Set for Release Mostly Nonviolent, Study Says": Most of the more than 1,500 crack cocaine offenders who are immediately...

EDNY Judge Denies Full-Blown Resentencing Under Crack Retroactivity Amendment
In what appears to be a case of first impression in this circuit, a district court in the EDNY has rejected a defendant's request for a de novo resentencing under the crack retroactivity amendment (which would have allowed the defendant...

Recall of TYLENOL 8 Hour Caplets 50 Count Sold in The United States and Puerto Rico
TYLENOL 8 Hour Caplets 50 Count One Lot Recalled in US and Puerto Rico

Mexican Style Soft Cheese Recalled
Mexican Style Soft Cheese Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination

European Style Smoked Salmon
Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Trans Ocean
Recalls Cracked Pepper Style Smoked Salmon