Around the blogosphere

A quick tour around the blogosphere reveals a number of items of interest:

• At PrawfsBlawg, Adil Haque has a pair of thought-provoking posts about retribution and restorative justice.

• The Third Circuit Blog reviews the recent Booker action in Third Circuit in posts here and here.

• At a Stitch in Haste, KipEsquire has this interesting review of sex offender sentencing developments.

• Steve Sady at the Ninth Circuit blog has this long explanation of why he believes "courts must avoid the application and extension of the Almendarez-Torres under the Doctrine of Constitutional Avoidance."

• Back at PrawfsBlawg, Dan Markel has a pair of posts here and here providing an update on the Gementera shaming case (background here and here).