A Wisconsin man sentenced to life in prison for selling cocaine is among 46 drug offenders who've had their sentences commuted by President Barack Obama.

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In the 1980s, America faced a crack cocaine epidemic.

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A Sheboygan man convicted of helping to run a sophisticated drug ring that trafficked cocaine and marijuana from Texas to Wisconsin has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

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A Madison man who authorities say sold in excess of $1 million in cocaine has been sentenced to more than 8 years in prison.

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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.

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ATLANTA (AP) – The federal appeals court in Atlanta has decided to take up a question about the scope of a 2010 federal law designed to reduce the disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentences. The Daily Report reports that ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Police lawfully arrested a man after he carried $40,000 worth of cocaine off a plane at Milwaukee’s airport, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. Little A. Stewart pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to deliver ...

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Search and Seizure Stop and detention; confidential informants Jeffery Royce Jones appeals the judgment convicting him of possession with intent to deliver cocaine (more than one gram but less than five grams), second or subsequent offense, as a party to ...

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Search and Seizure Expectation of privacy Michael D. Townsell appeals from a judgment of conviction entered upon his guilty plea to one count of possessing with intent to deliver more than five grams of cocaine but not more than fifteen ...

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