Manifest Injustice: Hunter, Hemani, & Buh-Bye Blanche
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The episode discusses recent Supreme Court rulings affecting federal sentencing and plea negotiations, highlighting the implications for future cases and the upcoming Senate confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche.
🎙️ NEW EPISODE: The Supreme Court just moved the goalposts on federal sentencing — and the next AG fight starts now. If federal defendants could trust that pleading guilty meant a predictable outcome, then the system would actually function the way it's sold to them. ⚖️ But SCOTUS just complicated that bargain. In Hemani , the Court reined in prosecutions under the felon-drug-gun statute. In Hunter , it cracked open appeal waivers for the first time — ruling 8-1 that a waiver is unenforceable when it produces a "miscarriage of justice." Because for years, prosecutors have leaned on waivers as ironclad, and defense lawyers have had almost no recourse when judges get sentencing wrong after the deal is signed. Therefore this matters for every plea negotiation going forward — and it lands right as the fight over who runs DOJ heats up. Todd Blanche, Trump's former personal lawyer and current Acting AG, has his Senate confirmation hearing set for July 15-16. If you care about who's setting charging and sentencing policy nationwide, now's the moment to make some noise. 🔊 #FederalSentencing #SCOTUS #CriminalJustice #PleaBargain #SecondAmendment #AppealWaiver #ToddBlanche #DOJ…
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