People talk about the crack cocaine/powder cocaine sentencing disparity like it's a thing of the past. Nope.
It used to be 100:1.
It's now 18:1.
It used to be 100:1.
It's now 18:1.
https://twitter.com/BLaw/status/1404445633046589447
The weight disparity was reduced under the so-called Fair Sentencing Act, signed into law by President Obama.
I guess that was the best they could do adopting a "bipartisan" approach to lawmaking.
I guess that was the best they could do adopting a "bipartisan" approach to lawmaking.
Allowing people already sentenced under the 100:1 disparity would seem to be a key part of any fairness argument, but today SCOTUS in a unanimous decision disagreed.
I see certain people on here trying to rehabilitate the liberal justice who wrote a separate concurring opinion, but basically signed off on the decision.
Like no, maybe read some actual Derrick Bell and real critical race theory instead of just tweeting about it.
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