DOJ restores mandatory-minimum drug charging policy
Enacted5/10
Federal · AG Bondi memo on charging and sentencing · Feb 5, 2025
Impact 5/10
AG rescinded Obama- and Biden-era guidance discouraging mandatory-minimum charges for low-level drug offenses, requiring prosecutors to seek the most serious charges.
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