[Thanks to FAC for this info] Explore how thoughts influence emotions, decisions, relationships, and conflict, while learning practical strategies for responding more effectively to challenges in everyday life. Wilfredo Laracuente is a Group Facilitator with the Fortune Society, where he facilitates Cognitive Behavioral Interventions (CBI), Career Development Workshops, and programming focused on personal growth, decision-making, and successful community reintegration. A recipient of the Brian Fischer Humanitarian Award, he also serves on the Manhattan District Attorney’s Reentry Advisory Council and has worked as a Teaching Assistant with the Columbia University Prison…
Read MoreDay: October 13, 2026
A New Supreme Court Case Tests the Limits of Judicial Deference to Federal Agencies
Source: reason.com 10/13/26 The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments today in an important case that asks how much judicial deference is owed to the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s commentary on the federal sentencing guidelines when a judge is applying those guidelines during the sentencing of a federal criminal defendant. That may sound like a somewhat dry legal dispute, but the ramifications are big not only in the realm of criminal law, but also for the broader legal battle over statutory interpretation, the role of the courts, and…
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