US Sentencing Commission publishes public comment and plans for public hearing on proposed guideline amendments

I was pleased to discover on a lazy Sunday that the US Sentencing Commission is continuing to be quite busy.  Specifically, today the USSC officially posted here a "Compilation of Public Comment" concerning the proposed sentencing guideline amendments that the USSC set out back in December (details here).  The compilation comprises this 867-page pdf document, which  the USSC's describes as a "representative sample of public comment" that has been "carefully selected, redacted, and posted online to provide the public with the kind of information considered by the Commissioners during their deliberations." 

In addition, the Sentencing Commission today also noticed here its planned "Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines" to take place in DC on March 6-7, 2024.  This hearing will be live-streamed, and the "purpose of the public hearing is for the Commission to receive testimony from invited expert witnesses on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines."  The topics and witnesses for the two hearing days are all fascinating, though I will admit to being especially interested in the topics of focus for day 1 ("acquitted conduct" and "simplification"). 

Prior related post:

• US Sentencing Commission publishes for comment 755 pages(!) of "Proposed Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines