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Sentencing Matters in the States
News from Alaska, Alabama, Connecticut, Virginia, and Pennsylvania
Jan 12
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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A Lesson in Kayfabe
Apr 21, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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In the Ministries: Fear, Loathing, Ethics, and a Good Fight
Feb 3, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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A Terrible Use of a Beautiful Machine
Nov 17, 2025
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Mark Osler
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A Thought Experiment: Imagine the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Policy Priorities if Kim Kardashian and Lil Wayne Filled the Two Commission…
Jul 7, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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Sentencing Matters Summaries: The U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Proposed 2026 Guideline Amendments – Tranche #1
Comments can be submitted to the Commission through February 10, 2026
Jan 8
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Sam J. Merchant
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Federal Alternative Sentences: A Critically Endangered Species
Reform of the in/out prison decision in the federal Guidelines is overdue
Jan 5
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Tina M. Woehr
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A Holiday Wish
After years of distraction — and the past eleven months of lawless mayhem — there are glimmers of an awakening, and with it, hope for a better tomorrow
Dec 22, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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Policy Lessons from the Retribution Prosecutions – Part 1
How we might build a more resilient and fair justice system
Dec 15, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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Sentencing Substack Matters Interviews
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The Sentencing Matters Substack Interview: Michelle Hall, Executive Director of the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission
Hall is a leader in the national sentencing law and policy community and serves as President of the National Association of Sentencing Commissions…
Oct 27, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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Steven L. Chanenson
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The Sentencing Matters Substack Interview: Retired U.S. District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett
Mark Bennett has been living a lawyer’s best life for 50 years.
Jul 14, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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The Sentencing Matters Substack Interview: Former Prosecutor, Adjunct Law Professor, and White House Aid, and Current Criminal Justice…
I first met 1974 Stanford Law School grad Bill Otis during the Clinton Administration at a meeting in the Solicitor General’s Office to discuss the…
Mar 24, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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The Sentencing Matters Substack Interview: Assistant Professor of Law Raquel Wilson
If you were to make a list the people in the United States who know the most about federal sentencing law and policy, Raquel Wilson would be near the…
Feb 17, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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2024-25 Guideline Amendment Year
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A Better Approach to Updating, Restructuring, and Simplifying the Sentencing Guidelines Manual
The last in a series of essays on the 2024-25 U.S. Sentencing Commission guideline amendment year
Jun 23, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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The Failure of Drug Sentencing Policy Reform
The fourth in a series of essays on the 2024-25 U.S. Sentencing Commission guideline amendment year
May 27, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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Lawyers, Linguists, Computer Scientists, and the Meaning of “Physically Restrained”
The third in a series of essays on the 2024-25 U.S. Sentencing Commission guideline amendment year
May 12, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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Did the Sentencing Commission Just Make the Guidelines Even Worse?
Twenty years after the Supreme Court's decision in Booker v. United States, the Commission finally adjusts the Guidelines Manual
Apr 14, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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Supreme Court
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Now Is Not the Time to Backslide on Atkins: Why IQ Alone Isn’t Justice
The Supreme Court must retain a holistic understanding of intellectual disability and affirm the 11th Circuit’s decision in Hamm v. Smith
Dec 8, 2025
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Katie Kronick
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Punishment by Another Name
Criminal Restitution and Ellingburg v. United States
Oct 13, 2025
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Lula A. Hagos
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Ellingburg v. United States and Why So Many People Hate Lawyers
The U.S. Supreme Court's October 2025 Term begins today. This is the third in a series of essays about sentencing and corrections law cases on the…
Oct 6, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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Sentencing cases aplenty when SCOTUS returns, with notable friends chiming in
The Supreme Court has already scheduled oral argument for a half-dozen sentencing cases at the start of its October 2025 term, and lots of amicus briefs…
Aug 18, 2025
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DAB
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Trump Administration
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Alcatraz: A Communications and Policy Case Study
How the President speaks to his supporters, taunts his opponents, and sometimes, paves the way to counter-program
Jun 2, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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A Constitutional Revival – Part 2
Rebuilding our government after the teardown
May 19, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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A Lesson in Kayfabe
While we wait and pray for a SCOTUS smackdown
Apr 21, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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A Constitutional Revival – Part 1
Rebuilding our government after the teardown
Apr 7, 2025
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Jonathan J. Wroblewski
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