Senior Editor Liz Halloran notes that yesterday's Supreme Court decision that the 33-month sentence for a man convicted of lying to a grand jury was reasonable may make it tougher for former vice presidential
aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby to get out of his 30-month sentence.
The Los Angeles Times editorializes today on the underlying issue of sentencing guidelines set by the U.S. Sentencing Commission, which was created by Congress in 1984.
The full text of yesterday's Supreme Court ruling in Rita v. United States is available on the court's website.
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