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Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 8, 2003

Departing Downward, Abandoning Decorum

SAN FRANCISCO - In a blistering order Wednesday, Northern California's chief federal judge threw down the gauntlet over U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft's edict that prosecutors report judges who give out softer sentences than called for in the federal Sentencing Guidelines.

        By Pamela A. MacLean
        Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - In a blistering order Wednesday, Northern California's chief federal judge threw down the gauntlet over U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft's edict that prosecutors report judges who give out softer sentences than called for in the ...

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