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Should Justice Scalia urge Congress members to work on Booker and ACCA fixes at the inaugural Conservative Constitutional Seminar?

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this New York Times piece, "United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is scheduled to speak Monday on Capitol Hill in a closed-door session with a group of conservative lawmakers that has drawn scrutiny for its ideological tone."  The piece properly notes that it "is not unusual for Supreme Court justices and members of Congress to mingle," and I generally think it is beneficial, not sinister, for judges and justices to speak to legislators about constitutional history and principles. While various pundits and politicos are complaining about Justice Scalia's willingness to accept an invitation to speak from the Tea Party Caucus, I am hopeful that the Justice will use this opportunity to get legislators to pay more attention to problematic parts of the federal sentencing system...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 24, 2011 (boomark / email).