I recently participated in an interesting panel discussion on the role of the US Sentencing Commission.  The event was sponspored by the American Constitution Society and the ACLU here in Washington, D.C.

Moderator, Jesselyn McCurdy, Senior Legislative Counsel, ACLU

• Honorable Patti B. Saris, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts; Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission 
• Amy Baron-Evans, Sentencing Resource Counsel, Federal Public and Community Defenders
• Douglas A.  Berman, Robert J. Watkins/Procter & Gamble Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University
• Michael Volkov, Partner, Mayer Brown

 Closing remarks by Laura Murphy, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office.

Here is the link to the event recording:

http://www.acslaw.org/news/video/the-relevancy-and-reach-of-the-us-sentencing-commission