Hot sentencing start to the dog days

August is the month with the dog days of summer, but this review of recent sentencing highlights shows that it is not just the temperature that's hot:

BOOKER CIRCUIT DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY

• Major split Second Circuit ruling on reasonableness
• Third Circuit specifies issues for Grier en banc
• Eleventh Circuit deepens Rule 32(h) circuit split
• Tracking reasonableness review outcomes ... final update?

OTHER BOOKER DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY

• Another extraordinary magnum opus from Judge Young
• Dual prosecution, federalism and sentencing
• More buzz about record variance in Adelson
• USSC releases notice of proposed priorities
• News on the Booker fix front

DEATH PENALTY DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY

• Lethal injection litigation creates de facto moratorium in Ohio and...
• Big day for Ohio death row defendants
• Some lethal injection headlines

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY

• New study on victim impact testimony
• Great new FSR issue for SCOTUS followers
• New Harvard CR-CL issue on prison litigation
• Hoping for more buzz on Senate crack sentencing bill
• More on Supermax, human dignity, and public safety