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USSC posts lots of interesting public comments on proposed guideline amendments

By Douglas A. Berman

I just noticed that the US Sentencing Commission has this new item on its webpage: Public Comment on Proposed Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines The Commission received comment from Congress, the judiciary, the executive branch, members of the defense bar, interested organizations, and citizens in response to its request for public comment on proposed amendments to the sentencing guidelines (see 75 FR 3525). The link takes you to here to a page with what looks like more than 100 written comments on all the major issues began tackled by the USSC in this year's guideline amendment cycle.  And, on that front, I have heard various unofficial reports about amendments that have been now approved by the Commission.  But I have been hoping/waiting (impatiently) for an official press release from the USSC about its actions so that I can be confident I am reporting the details accurate.continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 16, 2010 (boomark / email).