... Justice Department Feeney amendment U.S. v. Booker First Step Act of 2017 determinate sentencing “second look” sentencing parole compassionate release clemency Law without Order, Then Too Much Order, Then Not Enough? RONALD WEICH* Dean of the University of Baltimore School of Law Judge Marvin...

... by Justice Department regulations that outline the factors for consideration of petitions and set forth multiple stages of review. While reliance on pardon attorney recommendations has long been the norm, presidents are not required to use this process. Presidents before Donald Trump had circumvented...

... and stature of the pardon advisory process within the Justice Department. It would be both fitting and deeply ironic if Donald Trump’s irregular and undemocratic pardoning led to a more coherent and meaningful use of the constitutional power in the service of an enlightened presidential policy agenda...