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Holder argues for success of drug sentencing policies
Federal prosecutors are changing the way drug defendants are charged and punished, Attorney General Eric Holder said this week, unveiling statistics that show sentences are increasingly being based less on rigid formulas and more on the circumstances of each crime.
Milwaukee man sentenced to 19 years on child porn, drug charges
A Milwaukee man who police consider a person of interest in the disappearance of his girlfriend was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison for child pornography and keeping a drug house.
Man, 79, charged in pot bust challenges search
When police in Junction City, Kan., stopped a beat-up pickup truck for speeding in June 2013, the driver got a lot more than a traffic ticket.
Woman challenges state’s fetal protection law (UPDATE)
A pregnant Wisconsin woman has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state's fetal protection law after she was confined in a drug treatment center despite what she says is no evidence that she was still using drugs.
Marinette police use saliva tests to detect drugs
Police in northeastern Wisconsin have begun using a new saliva test that can tell them in eight minutes whether drivers have drugs in their system.
Jail time for principal who delivered drugs
Relatives and friends urged a Langlade County judge to sentence a former principal to community service for providing marijuana to school staff and coaches.
Propecia litigation picks up momentum
Litigation over the hair loss drug Propecia has picked up momentum with over 400 lawsuits pending in state and federal courts.
US high court weighs drug companies’ generics policy
The Supreme Court is struggling with whether it should stop pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs.
Justices look for line to draw in drug preemption case
Deciding where the preemptive effect of federal rules governing drug manufacturing ends and states’ ability to impose liability on drug makers begins has never been an easy task — not even for the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trial ordered for funeral director in drug case
A mortician accused of dealing drugs at her family's Markesan funeral home will stand trial.
US Supreme Court puts drug dogs’ noses to the test
Oral arguments in two Fourth Amendment cases before the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday focused on a common question: just what does a dog’s nose know?
7th Circuit says life sentence for crack dealer doesn’t violate Eighth Amendment
The Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment does not preclude a mandatory life sentence for dealers who possess a smaller quantity of crack cocaine than the quantity of powder cocaine necessary to trigger a similar sentence, the 7th Circuit has ruled.
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