The weekly wrap-up

It's that time again: time for me to take stock of the week that was by organizing thematically and linking below recent sentencing highlights.  (Previous examples from this month are here and here.)

HOUSE BILL AND USSC AND DOJ DEVELOPMENTS (see also links here)

• USSC speaks out against H.R. 1528
• Still more voices speaking out against brewing Booker fix
• More sentencing rhetoric and reality inside the Beltway
• When will we hear from the USSC (or DOJ) concerning the brewing Booker fix?
• What's going on at DOJ?
• Final version of academic letter assailing brewing Booker fix

DISTRICT COURT BOOKER DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY

• Are the federal guidelines too tough on white-collar offenders?
• More news on the Enron Nigerian Barge sentencing
• More examples of tough post-Booker sentences
• Another (and different) view on the crack guidelines
• A punchy, though puzzling, perspective on parsimony
• More interesting district court Booker action

CIRCUIT COURT BOOKER DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY

• Circuit insanity and Booker
• Circuits back to Booker business
• Interesting 8th Circuit discussion of forfeiture and sentencing issues
• Interesting Crosby remand from the Second Circuit
• On third thought from the Third Circuit
• Two for Tuesday from the 7th Circuit
• Two more of interest from the Seventh Circuit

STATE SENTENCING DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY

• Washington state's Blakely fix
• The Tennessee waltz regains its footing by grasping a pikestaff
• Interesting work from the Wisconsin Supreme Court