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The Bureau changed its name to the Immigration and Naturalization Service when it was transferred from the Treasury to the Justice Department in 1913.

Before 1962, sodomy was a felony in every state that was punishable by prison or hard labor.

In 1972, the Bates court passed a decision that lawyer advertising was a form of free speech protected by the First Amendment.

The Evolution of Federal Sentencing Guidelines Since the 1980’s

The Sentence Reform Act of 1984 sets forth seven factors that a sentencing court must consider:

Before the United States Congress passed the federal sentencing guidelines that went into effect on November 1, 1987, federal judges imposed indeterminate sentences with nearly unlimited discretion, so long as they stayed within the broad statutory ranges of punishment prescribed by Congress.

In 1998, 46 states agreed to a settlement in which the tobacco companies agreed to pay about $250 billion over 25 years.

It wasn’t until 2000 did states begin to either repeal their sodomy laws or the state courts began to overturn them.

In 2001, as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the INS came under fire for allowing potential terrorists into the country.

Ken joined LegalMatch in January 2002.

However, this 100:1 sentencing ratio was later reduced to a 18:1 ratio with Congress’ passing of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010.

Emee started at LegalMatch in October 2016 as a Senior Technical Writer and later expanded her responsibilities to include content development for Marketing-related initiatives.