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Congress Passes Law to Reduce Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity

On August 3, 2010, President Obama signed into law historic legislation that reduces the two-decades-old sentencing disparity between federal crack and powder cocaine offenses. House Republicans and Democrats are in agreement that U.S. drug laws are too harsh and must be reformed. The tide is clearly turning against the failed ...

 

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