Sentencing Disparities on the Rise (Again!)
The pendulum is swinging again – not by Vincent Price or Edgar Allen Poe – but federal judges are swinging it again. The problem of sentencing disparities is at the forefront. DOJ has weighed in and is complaining about disparate treatment of equally culpable offenders across districts. In particular, the Department is concerned about white collar criminals and the increasing sentencing disparities of these offenders....