POSTED: Thursday, June 21st, 2012 at 10:29 am

BY: Associated Press

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that people who committed crack cocaine crimes before more lenient penalties took effect and received their prison sentence afterward should benefit from the new rules.

POSTED: Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 at 2:39 pm

BY: KIMBERLY ATKINS, Dolan Media Newswires

The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 reduced the sentencing disparity between defendants convicted of crack cocaine-related crimes and those convicted of crimes involving the powder version of the drug.