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Term Talk: Terry v. United States, Van Buren v. United States

The nation's top legal scholars discuss what federal judges need to know about the U.S. Supreme Court's most impactful decisions. 

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James A. Chance, Evan Lee, Laurie Levenson
October 28, 2021

Federal Criminal Statutes. Experts discuss the Court’s refusal to read statutes broadly and the importance of judges considering the impacts of race and addiction in sentencing.

Participants. Laurie L. Levenson, Professor, Loyola Law School; Evan Lee, Professor Emeritus, UC Hastings College of Law; and Jim Chance, Senior Judicial Education Attorney, Federal Judicial Center.


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Appeals | Certiorari | Civil Rights | Discrimination | Equal Protection | Constitutional Law | Criminal Justice | Criminal Litigation & Procedure | Drug Offenses | Legislative History | Mental Health | Substance Abuse | Post Trial | Sentencing | Departures | Fair Sentencing Act | Prior Criminal Record | Supreme Court: The Term in Review | Term Talk | U.S. Supreme Court

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