WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11263) on Jan. 23, 2025, by legislative attorney Joanna R. Lampe: * * * United States v. McCray and Criminal Sentences for Fentanyl Analogue Offenses In 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York decided United States v. McCray, rejecting a criminal defendant's challenge to a mandatory minimum sentence for possession with intent to distribute and di  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Blumenthal Introduces Pardon Transparency and Accountability Act [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Following President Trump's issuance of mass pardons and commutations for participants in the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced legislation to impose additional requirements on the pardon process that would support crime vi  more