racial-disparity

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
21-5011 Anthony Farmer v. United States First Circuit 2021-07-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-3553 abuse-of-discretion criminal-justice criminal-law federal-sentencing judicial-discretion public-confidence racial-disparities racial-disparity sentencing sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation Whether a district court can or should consider the need to avoid unwarranted racial disparities in sentencing
20-6442 Jonair Tyreece Moore v. United States Eighth Circuit 2020-11-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-3553a circuit-split crack-cocaine discretionary-reduction district-court first-step-act racial-disparity sentencing-factors Whether a district court must consider the sentencing factors of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) when determining whether to impose a reduced sentence for a crack…