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4 results for “Fourth Amendment”
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4952 · Jul 16, 2026
Federal Program Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act of 2025
…agreements are authorized without explicit congressional approval, preserving Fourth Amendment protections. Honors Democratic priorities: protects privacy by limiting data sharing without warrants, avoids disproportionate penalties, and…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10865524 · May 29, 2026
Nonretroactive sentencing amendments may constitute an 'extraordinary and compelling reason' under §3582(c)(1)(A)(i) when the resulting disparity is extreme, unjustified, and not based solely on congressional intent to deny relief.
…Constitution does not require that sentencing disparities from nonretroactive amendments be ignored; rather, Article II's pardon power and Article III's judicial power allow for individualized mercy and equitable relief where a sentence is…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10098 · Aug 15, 2026
District of Columbia Capital Punishment for Heinous Crimes Act of 2025
…The original bill may lack sufficient procedural safeguards to satisfy Fifth Amendment due process and Eighth Amendment proportionality requirements. The definition of 'certain crimes' may be overly broad, risking arbitrary or…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10862764 · Oct 16, 2026
Atkins Hearing Clarity and State Choice Act
…The strongest originalist reading starts from text and structure. The Eighth Amendment bars cruel and unusual punishment, and Atkins held that the bar covers execution of a person who is intellectually disabled. The same decision left…