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Court issues per curiam opinion in Nelson v. US

Jan 26, 2009

Today the Court also issued  a per curiam opinion in Nelson v. US, on sentencing guidelines. The ruling below, which held for the United States, is reversed and remanded. The opinion can be found here. Justice Breyer concurred in the judgment, joined by Justice Alito.

A discussion of the case’s significance can be found at the Sentencing Law and Policy blog here.

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