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.
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