The US Sentencing Commission unanimously adopted a package of guideline amendments aimed at simplifying federal sentencing ...

The US Supreme Court agreed to consider a case that will test precedent that sets out a rule on when federal courts must ...

The Supreme Court announced Monday it will take on a case that could significantly impact how federal sentencing guidelines ...

The U.S. Sentencing Commission has passed a proposed amendment adjusting how fraud victims' losses are determined for ...

On November 1, 2025, the most recent amendments to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual went into effect. Among other changes, the amendments streamline the sentencing process from three steps to two ...

Courts increasingly reduce sentences for veterans, but fairness concerns arise when mitigation is based on status rather than ...

The advisory federal sentencing guidelines play an important role in the sentencing of federal offenders (they do not apply to state offenders). The US Sentencing Commission has proposed that the ...

The federal sentencing landscape in the United States could undergo a significant transformation with recent amendments to update the United States Sentencing Guidelines that will go into effect on ...

A U.S. panel tasked with crafting federal sentencing policy on Thursday adopted new guidelines for punishing white-collar ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs has joined jail self-improvement programs aimed at curbing drug use and violence against women — a blatant bid to land less prison time at his upcoming sentencing, an expert told ...