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Congress moves ahead on eliminating the statutory crack:powder cocaine sentencing disparity.

By Marks & Katz, LLC

On May 1, 2009, I blogged about the Justice Department?s efforts on eliminating the statutory disparities between crack and powder cocaine sentencing.   Thanks to Congressman Robert "Bobby" C. Scott (D-Va.) for his introduction of the "Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009." H.R. 3245. Families Against Mandatory Minimums reports that the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 3245 by a 16-9 vote on July 29, 2009.   The Office of Defender Services? website concluded on August 5, 2009, that H.R. 3245?s current wording does not seem to provide for retroactive application of the proposed law. FAMM is urging that retroactivity be added to the legislation.   Following is the text of H.R. 3245, which needs to be read in tandem with 21 U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Underdog on August 11, 2009 (boomark / email).