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And the point, senator, is that up before, the probation office is making recommendations and they do so on a case by case basis. that is what congress requires. this is not done at the level of -- >> but you admit that, right? >> sentencing is a discretionary act of a judge. but its not a numbers game. its not -- i understand that congress wanted the guidelines to be mandatory. the supreme court in 2005 determined that they couldnt be. an opinion by justice scalia determined they couldnt be, an...

Sentencing this way -- >> sentencing is a discretionary act of a judge, but, its not a numbers game. its not -- i understand that congress wanted the guidelines to be mandatory, the supreme court, in 2005, determined that they couldnt be, in an opinion by justice scalia, determined that they couldnt be. and congress, since then, has not come back to amend them or to change them or to make the mandatory again. so there is discretion at sentencing, and when you look at the sentencing statutes, con...

0 first of two long and intense days of questioning from members of the senate judiciary committee began this morning with democrats using their questions to allow jackson to issue a rebuttal to republican accusations that she has been soft on crime and republicans pressing her on her record as a judge and public defender and bringing up a whole host of conservative hobby horses. things like critical race theory. jackson has tried to stay above the fray in her responses. early on in the hearing,...

Other than district, barbara mcquaid. walk us through both sides of the case. >> what texas hoped to do was build a law that was challenge proof, that couldnt be -- the subject of a challenge in federal court. and today the supreme court opened the door to those very kinds of challenges. did find some ching in the armor of the law. it bans abortion after six weeks, but it doesnt say that state officials are the ones who enforce it. the enforcement mechanism is allowing anybody anywhere to sue an...

Before. he was sure of it. in connection with a murder case. way back in the late eighties. and that memory lit up another one. clear as day. the indelible memory of a bizarre story of college roommate told him one night in 1993, or so. he could hardly believe it then. but now when he saw marys post, no, it couldnt be. were those old stories somehow connected? maybe mary couldnt tell it. >> i sent back to her, they wouldnt happen to be in prison for killing old man bob? and she got back and said...

The afternoon of december 20th. trump supporters were discussing online how to sneak guns into washington to overrun police and arrest members of congress in january. the tipster offers specifics. those planning violence believe they had orders from the president and used code words such as pick axe and posted the times and locations around the country for caravans to meet the day before the joint session. on one point, a poster specifically mentioned senator mitt romney as a target. according t...

And western areas with much of the south and east closer to an area of high pressure in the near continent. so actually a lot of dry and even sunny weather here. for tuesday its certainly a southeast, northwest divide and heavy rain at times across the north and west. strongest of the winds here too, best of the sunshine further south. but very mild indeed, even across the north could see 17 in some of the warmer spots, maybe 18 couldnt be ruled out as well. similar story for wednesday and into ...

And yet january 6th it seemed to be the breaking point and its ironic what trump expected him to be a statue when he couldnt be. >> and the reward for loyalty was a mob chanting hang mike pence. and carol asked the former president point blank what he wanted to happen when he encouraged the crowds to march, and in his answer, trump suggested that capitol police were responsible that day by allowing crowds into the building. lets listen to the tape. >> there was a lot love, i heard that from many...

The doors that match, so having them open a little bit you will still feel quite a bit of ventilation. once again from far—away, she thought she heard her mother calling. but she knew it couldnt be. sam, hugh, rowan and juliet better get their coats on. soon it wontjust be stories by the fire but whole lessons, even in winter. where possible, as many of our lessons will be taking place outside, and well be having at least two points of ventilation within the classroom, so that might be a high ...

Of transmission of coronavirus. removing these particles from the air is the most important thing that we can do right now. who can remember our keywords that we are thinking about today? hands. lovely — hands. sitting children by an open door might not be enough. the air needs to move, to circulate. there needs to be cross ventilation. youve got an ideal set—up here, so you can generate lots of cross ventilation because youve got an outside door, youve got those upper room windows. even if ...