Saturday, March 09, 2019

Racial Bias Doesn’t Explain Manafort’s Sentence. It’s Unchecked Judges

Politico

The 47-month sentence imposed on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has drawn widespread criticism that Judge T.S. Ellis’s decision to give Manafort a sentence far below the 19.5 to 24.5-year guidelines range was motivated by Manafort’s race and class or by partisan bias. In fact, his flawed decision is a consequence of the vast discretion given to federal judges to issue sentences without real fear of being overturned.

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https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/03/09/paul-manafort-ellis-racial-bias-225706

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