Thankful for so much for so many reasons ... including all sorts of 2016 sentencing law and policy developments

Reviewing some past Turkey Day posts, I noticed my wise tendency to just express thanks in this space on this day for giving thanks.  For example, this post five years ago started this way: "I have so much to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving 2011, I do not even know where to start. I do know that today is an especially good day to be thankful that most Americans will spend today reflecting on how much they have to be thankful for in this wonderful nation rather than spending so much time complaining about this or that." I now find it funny and fitting that circa 2016 I cannot even remember what folks were spending so much time complaining about on Thanksgiving 2011.

In the wake of a jarring election season and result, I know what most folks are busy complaining about now.  But I remain thankful for so much for so many reasons today, and that includes an array of interesting and dynamic sentencing law and policy developments that transpired over the last year. (I will wait until next month to do a few formal 2016-in-review posts about sentencing developments, but I am eager now to assert that I think everyone who follows sentencing law and policy can and should find something encouraging to be thankful for this holiday season.)

And, speaking of being thankful and 2016 sentencing law and policy developments, I want to remind readers of this Federal Sentencing Reporter call for commentaries.  And, just to stir the pot, I will also link to two prior Turkey Day posts that might generate some engaging discussions:

What SCOTUS sentencing cases are you thankful for?

What SCOTUS sentencing cases are you least thankful for?