Updates | The Week of June 19, 2017
Britany Riley // 6/25/17 //
Attorney General Jeff Sessions decision to return to the harsh sentencing policies of the War on Drugs is misguided, reasons Radley Balko, responding to an earlier opinion piece by AG Sessions (WaPo).
- The Session opinion can be found here.
- The effects will be disastrous for communities around the country, claims Don Winslow at Time.
The Trump administration should acknowledge the need for federal law enforcement to conduct an independent review of Philando Castile’s shooting, writes the WaPo editorial board.
- David French argues in the National Review that it’s imperative that juries understand that not all fear is reasonable.