U.S. Appeals Court: CLAIMS.

• Position: Brief Article

Ward v. Booker 202 F.3d 1249 (10th Cir. 2000). Former federal inmates brought habeas actions challenging a nationwide federal Bureau of Prisons rule which initially denied them a sentencing reduction available to certain inmates who successfully completed a drug treatment program. The inmates had their sentences enhanced for possession of a firearm. The district court granted relief and the Bureau appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the BOP regulation which categorically denies...