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13 Jun 2007, 8:29 pm
This new AP article discusses the recent speech by AG Gonzales (discussed here) that pushes for a Booker fix as part of a violent crime initiative. [read post]
3 Jun 2007, 4:02 am
I guess we'll have to wait for someone in Congress to introduce the Administration's proposed bill. [read post]
26 Apr 2007, 5:34 am
Using Roper's focus on age in post-Booker sentencings California considering eliminating LWOP for juveniles [read post]
18 Apr 2007, 2:53 pm
Using Roper's focus on age in post-Booker sentencings [read post]
9 Apr 2007, 2:09 pm
The rest of the opinion provides more heart-stopping entertainment (and also covers a lot of significant post-Booker sentencing ground). [read post]
29 Mar 2007, 2:00 pm
As detailed in this AP story, SB 40, the California bill that essentially seeks to Booker-ize California's sentencing structure in response to Cunningham "was sent to Gov. [read post]
20 Feb 2007, 2:47 pm
Here, in today's New York Times, Linda Greenhouse previews Rita and Claiborne, the federal sentencing cases heard before the court today, in light of the Booker decision. [read post]
29 Jan 2007, 4:43 am
Democrats have slim majorities in both houses of Congress, Booker declared aspects of the old rules unconstitutional, and most everyone agrees that mandatory minimum and crack sentencing rules are unfair. [read post]
21 Jan 2007, 10:34 pm
of consensus BOOKER DEVELOPMENTS AND COMMENTARY Who will be supporting the government in Claiborne and Rita? [read post]
12 Jan 2007, 7:54 am
He signed the bill establishing the Second Bank and he vetoed an internal improvements bill. [read post]
1 Jan 2007, 10:32 am
Extra intrigue: The 2008 presidential race is already in gear, and many front-runners are senators who may have to weigh in on any federal reform bills. [read post]
21 Dec 2006, 3:37 am
The bill includes $10 million for drug treatment and counseling. [read post]
6 Dec 2006, 12:54 pm
The court concludes that because the statutory restitution scheme is so different than sentencing itself, Booker doesn't apply, and therefore "While we understand the logic behind this approach, we think it ignores important considerations and, like all of the other circuits to consider this question, we conclude that Booker and its antecedents do not bar judges from finding the facts necessary to impose a restitution order. [read post]
5 Dec 2006, 9:00 pm
Such a ruling would transform an 'effectively advisory' system, Booker, 125 S. [read post]
13 Nov 2006, 10:07 am
Working for the House Judiciary Committee in 1986, I wrote the House bill that was the basis for that law. [read post]
10 Nov 2006, 3:27 am
.), who orchestrated attacks on judicial discretion and sponsored the egregious "Booker-fix" bill, among many other costly and punitive sentencing bills. [read post]
27 Oct 2006, 7:19 am
Some related posts on crack sentencing: A Senate bill to reduce crack/powder disparity Noticing different legislative reactions to meth and crack Nice Slate commentary on crack sentencing New ACS issue brief on crack sentencing disparity Insightful report and analysis of Booker on crack Crack sentencing and the anti-parsimony pandemic [read post]
30 Sep 2006, 9:17 pm
Under Senseless' bill, there are only "mandatory minimum guidelines and the court can go as high as it wants. [read post]
9 May 2005, 1:02 am
A second offense of this sort would trigger a mandatory life sentence.This year we have pending H.R. 1528, the crazy sentencing bill with the so-called Booker-fix, of which I wrote about here and here. [read post]
22 Apr 2005, 4:14 am
H.R. 1528, a drug sentencing bill entitled "Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act of 2005" whose Section 12 has been called a Booker-fix, was considered in the House Judiciary Committee without anyone being called to testify as to the same. [read post]
