sentences:  However, later the Second Circuit reversed his decision and allowed Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald to access phone records of "New York Times" journalists.Sweet expressed strong opposition to the United States War on Drugs, saying the drug war is "expensive, ineffective and harmful" and that only "gangs and cartels benefit from current drug laws".In an interview with PBS, he said that the mandatory minimum sentence for drug offenses violates due process and separation of powers.