Context Is Everything In Justices' Sentencing Relief Decision

[Gunnar Larson]

Context Is Everything In Justices' Sentencing Relief Decision
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In the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Pulsifer v. U.S. decision, limiting the
number of drug offenders eligible for sentencing relief, the majority and
dissent adopted very different contextual frames for interpreting the
meaning of “and” — with the practical impact being that thousands more
defendants will be subject to severe mandatory minimums, says Douglas
Berman at Moritz College of Law​​​​​​​.

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