Supreme Court limits “safety valve” in federal sentencing law
OPINION ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Mar 15, 2024 at 5:51 pm The court ruled 6-3 in Pulsifer v. United States on Friday. (R Boed via Flickr) Justice Elena Kagan’s opinion for a sharply divided court in Pulsifer v. United States resolves an ambiguity in the provisions added to federal sentencing law in the First…