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Criminal Justice : Sentencing : Legislative Documents

Sign-On Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Opposing Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines pursuant to the PROTECT Act which Further Erode Federal Judicial Sentencing Discretion (10/29/2003)

Sign-on Letter to the United States Sentencing Commission on the Study of Departures (04/28/2003)

Letter to Conferees on S. 151, Child Abduction Prevention Act (04/08/2003)

ACLU Fact Sheet on the Proposed Victims' Rights Amendment (04/03/2003)

Interested Persons Memo on Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Policy (05/21/2002)

Sign-on Letter to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime Chair Lamar Smith, Urging Opposition to H.R. 4689, the "Fairness in Sentencing Act of 2002" (05/14/2002)

Coalition Letter to the U.S. Sentencing Commission on the Disparity of Crack and Powder Cocaine Sentencing (04/04/2002)

Testimony of Washington National Office Director Laura Murphy Before the United States Sentencing Commission (03/19/2002)

ACLU Welcomes New Report from Sentencing Project (03/15/2002)

Coalition Letter to the House Urging Opposition to H.R. 2146, the "Two Strikes You're Out Child Protection Act" (03/12/2002)

Letter to Reps. Lamar Smith and Bobby Scott Urging Opposition to H.R. 2146, the "Two Strikes You're Out Child Protection Act" (07/23/2001)

Letter to the House Urging Support of DeGette Amendment to FY 2002 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Bill (07/16/2001)

Letter to Senators Hatch and Leahy on Opposition to S. 304, the "Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2001" (06/29/2001)

Letter to Senator Feingold on Sponsorship of Public Safety Act (05/08/2001)

Fax to the House Opposing the D.C. Appropriations Bill (10/14/1999)

New Analysis of the Revised Barr Anti-Democracy Amendment to D.C. Appropriations (07/29/1999)

Letter to the House on D.C. Appropriations Vote (07/29/1999)

Letter to the House on D.C. Appropriations Debate (07/27/1999)

Memo in Opposition of S. 254, the Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act of 1999 (03/10/1999)

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