The Fate of John Bolton: Trump Doesn’t Just Pick Who’s Prosecuted — Now He Picks Your Prison, Too
Ambassador John Bolton pled guilty last week to mishandling classified information, and the plea includes a stipulation that if he receives prison, the term is no more than five years. On paper, this agreement reads like a win. But the plea isn’t the paper that matters most, because the same week Bolton signed his plea,…
For My Enemies, the Law
More than ever, we live in a country of selective justice. Some commit crimes with impunity and others are forced to run the gauntlet. The events of last week contain many stark examples, from prosecutions to pardons. Mark Allenbaugh and I couldn’t wait until the new year to talk about it. So, here’s one last…
The Truth About the Presidential Pardon Power With Margaret Love & Mark Allenbaugh
It’s January 2025, and we’re in the final days of the Biden administration. He has had a busy last month or so issuing pardons and commutations. This unfettered power is rightly scrutinized but often misunderstood. The bigger problem is, the whole damn process appears to be broken. And although Pres. Biden has done some good…
This Week in Sentencing News: Pot Pardons & Nikolas Cruz
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! Helping us get Set for Sentencing, Professor Doug Berman, author of the Sentencing Law and Policy Blog. Prof. Berman helps us make sense of two major sentencing events of the past week – President Biden’s blanket pardon for federal marijuana possession and a…