Law professor @OhioStateLaw. Executive Director of @OSULawDEPC. Writer of Sentencing Law & Policy blog, Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform blog, member @CouncilonCJ
US Sentencing Commission requests input on policy priorities while indicating recent guideline amendments will not be retroactive sentencinglawandpolicy.wordp… via @SLandP
DEPC's Douglas Berman (@slandp) appeared on the Set for Sentencing podcast hosted by @dougpassonlaw to break down how the recent Supreme Court decisions in Rutherford v. United States and Fernandez v. United States will impact compassionate release.
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DEPC Executive Director and @OhioStateLaw Professor Douglas Berman (@SLandP) was recently quoted in this piece from The Marshall Project on the Supreme Court's recent decision impacting compassionate release.
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Join us June 12 for the second event in our Drug Courts Webinar Series. The webinar is hosted by DEPC @OhioStateLaw, @Glenn_College, and @CornellSoc. Speakers: Tasha Perdue, Lydia Applin, Sadé Lindsay, and Douglas Berman (@slandp)
Learn more and register: bit.ly/49fbOYM
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Did you hear DEPC Executive Director and @OhioStateLaw Professor Douglas Berman (@slandp) on @NPR's Morning Edition earlier this week? If you missed it, listen here to learn more about the Supreme Court's recent decision impacting compassionate release. npr.org/2026/06/03/nx-s1-583…
We've updated our interactive map with the latest revenue data. See where #Ohio’s cannabis tax dollars are going with our map that breaks down #marijuana#tax revenue for every participating community in the Host Community Cannabis Fund. Explore: bit.ly/4dTT3LP
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Don't forget to join us June 3 for the first event in our Drug Courts Webinar Series. The webinar is hosted by DEPC @OhioStateLaw, @Glenn_College, and @CornellSoc and features Asst. Prof. Tasha Perdue, Dr. Krystel Tossone (@GRCOhio), and others.
Register: bit.ly/42DkEMl
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The Drugs on the Docket podcast is back with a new season. Guests Joel Johnson and Jake Charles join hosts Hannah Miller and Professor Douglas Berman to discuss amici briefs and oral arguments from the SCOTUS case, United States v. Hemani. Listen: bit.ly/4vb4KVr
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Do you have specific questions about federal #marijuana#rescheduling? Share them with us when you register to join DEPC June 16: bit.ly/4uItd4a
Our expert panelists will discuss rescheduling and what it does—and does not—change across the #cannabis landscape.
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What are the contours of the new sentence-reduction law and policy concocted by SCOTUS in Fernandez and Rutherford? sentencinglawandpolicy.wordp… via @SLandP
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ICYMI: This special issue of the Federal Sentencing Reporter critically assesses whether and how the federal drug sentencing guidelines should be modernized.
FSR is coedited by DEPC's Douglas Berman (@SLandP).
Read select articles free from @DukePress: read.dukeupress.edu/fsr/issu…
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Join us June 12 for the second event in our Drug Courts Webinar Series. The webinar is hosted by DEPC @OhioStateLaw, @Glenn_College, and @CornellSoc.
Speakers: Alex Fraga, Rebecca Xie, and DEPC Exec. Dir. Douglas Berman (@slandp)
Learn more and register: bit.ly/49fbOYM
ALT A webinar promotional graphic titled "Racial Disparities in Criminal Sentencing and Drug Court Eligibility." The event is scheduled for Wednesday, June 12, noon to 1 p.m. ET. It's part of the Drug Courts Webinar Series. Hosted by The Ohio State University and Cornell University. The image features a statue of Lady Justice on the right.
Does Hamm v. Smith reveal that only a lone Justice is prepared to embrace fully an originalist Eighth Amendment jurisprudence on the death penalty? sentencinglawandpolicy.wordp… via @SLandP