The United States Sentencing Commission’s new guidelines come into effect on November 1, 2026, and may result in shorter sentences for ...

The US Sentencing Commission unanimously adopted a package of guideline amendments aimed at simplifying federal sentencing ...

The US Supreme Court agreed to consider a case that will test precedent that sets out a rule on when federal courts must ...

The Supreme Court announced Monday it will take on a case that could significantly impact how federal sentencing guidelines ...

The U.S. Sentencing Commission has passed a proposed amendment adjusting how fraud victims' losses are determined for ...

On November 1, 2025, the most recent amendments to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual went into effect. Among other changes, the amendments streamline the sentencing process from three steps to two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Changes are coming to federal sentencing guidelines unless Congress votes against them. The bipartisan United ...

The advisory federal sentencing guidelines play an important role in the sentencing of federal offenders (they do not apply to state offenders). The US Sentencing Commission has proposed that the ...

Courts increasingly reduce sentences for veterans, but fairness concerns arise when mitigation is based on status rather than ...