A non-lethal weekly recap

As detailed in this post, the most intriguing sentencing action this week flowed from the lethal injection litigation.  Nevertheless, as the non-lethal list below documents, there was also plenty of other notable sentencing developments:

SCOTUS DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY

• The criminal justice test for Roberts' rules of order
• Minimal mid-May SCOTUS action in the criminal justice arena

BOOKER DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY

• Seventh Circuit deepens splits over post-Booker sentencing
• A revised draft of "Conceptualizing Booker"
• What is the USSC doing on the Booker front now?
• New ACS issue brief on crack sentencing disparity
• More friendly advice on crack sentencing for Third Circuit
• Ninth Circuit emphasizes importance of 3553(a)
• Lots of intriguing reasonableness action in the circuits

STATE SENTENCING DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY

• Major report on women in prison
• Intriguing sex offender collateral consequence
• Interesting piece on California capital politics
• Informative articles on parole realities

OTHER SENTENCING DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY

• Latest issue of FSR off to press
• Spotlight on victim impact testimony at sentencing
• Notable conference on race and criminal justice
• A long time to survive federal prison for first Survivor