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While dramatically increasing judges' sentencing power, the court's controversial decision may heat up a nasty cold war between the federal judiciary and congressional Republicans. Judges used to have almost unlimited discretion. A defendant could receive 15 years in jail or probation, depending on which judge he or she stood before. But two decades ago, in an effort to make the system fairer, Congress passed the Sentencing Reform Act, which established a commission of judges and other legal experts to craft a range of penalties for each crime. Judges could increase or decrease the prescribed sentences because of aggravating...
...also argued that budgetary considerations prevent it from keeping Lamont open later. The extra cost of late night staffing and utilities (heat and light) must, however, be miniscule in comparison to the extensive renovations undertaken by HCL in the recent past. As it stands, Harvard students can admire the beautifully re-done Widener reading rooms, out of which they’re kicked at 10 p.m. at the latest, but then must retire to Lamont, which closes just 2 hours later, to keep working. We think it’s time for HCL to make an investment in the wellbeing...
...senate confirmation hearing of attorney General-designate Alberto Gonzales last week, we learned that Judge Gonzales grew up impoverished with seven siblings in a shotgun shack without heat or running water in Texas. We learned that Gonzales sold soft drinks at Rice University football games and that he later graduated from Rice and Harvard Law School. We were introduced to his splendid family. And we also learned that Gonzales was complicit, at the very least, in the Bush Administration's decision to use severe physical interrogation techniques on detainees at Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib and elsewhere...
...still fiery sense of class resentment and empathy for the underdog. On the set of his new film for Jarmusch, Murray got into a fracas with the location manager when he arrived at a rented house for a scene with child actors and discovered that there was no heat. When he started a fire in the fireplace, the location manager told him to stop. "'Who are you?'" Murray says, whispering, as he recalls the story, in the same intimidating hush he used at the time. "She said, 'I'm locations.' I said, 'Well, if locations had done their...
...Cityplaza Ice Palace, Hong Kong Hong Kong's subtropical climate might make ice skating seem an unlikely pastime, but this is a great place to escape from the heat. Centrally located and right on top of the subway's Taikoo Station, Cityplaza's rink features a skylight for sunny days or moonlight skates, and is one of only two in the world with a fully computerized skating-school system that schedules lessons, locates coaches, and monitors skaters' progress, making it popular year-round. The Cityplaza Ice Palace offers an all-day pass, from...