More praise of judges judging

Continuing the parade of newspaper editorials praising Booker (many of the prior editorials are noted here), Howard Bashman has links here to a few more pieces praising the Supreme Court’s decision which will allow judges to do more judging.  I can also add to the growing list of pro-Booker editorials this piece from Montana.

Relatedly, continuing my praise of the judicious work done in Judge Adelman’s Ranum opinion today, Ellen Podgor over at the White Collar Crime Prof Blog has this thoughtful post on the decision.  She astutely concludes:

This [Ranum] decision provides a wonderful model for white collar decisions in the post-Booker world.  It demonstrates that white collar offenders will not skate from jail time as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling.  It also demonstrates how judicial discretion can offer reasoned analysis to fit the specific circumstances of a case.