On March 15, 2024,  a divided U.S. Supreme Court decided Pulsifer v. United States. The case involved the “safety valve,” a statutory provision that allows federal judges to sentence drug trafficking defendants below an otherwise applicable mandatory minimum penalty provided the defendant meets several criteria.  In this article that was published in Westlaw Today, Alan Ellis and Mark Allenbaugh discuss how the decision thwarts sentencing reform.

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