U.S. Supreme Court considers mandatory minimum sentencing

The Supreme Court of the United States has taken under consideration whether a judge can increase a mandatory minimum sentence if the facts allowing for the longer sentence have not been proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.  The case, Alleyne v. United States, could have important consequences for mandatory minimum sentencing, which is a powerful driver of racial disparities in our criminal justice system.

You can read The Sentencing Project's friend-of-the-court brief here.