High Court Ruling Could Change Cocaine Sentencing

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A ruling from the U-S Supreme Court Monday will likely mean shorter sentences for people convicted of selling crack cocaine in Wisconsin and nationally. The ruling frees up federal judges to ignore sentencingguidelines that prescribe harsher sentences for selling crack than for selling powdered cocaine. Gil Halsted reports…

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