Government
Aug. 9, 2003
Critics View Ashcroft's Order as Intimidation
WASHINGTON - In the wake of Attorney General John Ashcroft's mandate requiring prosecutors to report on federal judges who "downwardly depart" from federal Sentencing Guidelines, critics are expressing outrage at what they see as an intimidation tactic designed to have a chilling effect on the federal judiciary.
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