US Sentencing Commission schedules hearings for early March on proposed guideline amendments

Via email I learned this afternoon of the US Sentencing Commission announcement that it will have hearings in early March concerning the proposed guidelines amendments it promulgated last month (basics here). The announcement is here on the Commission’s website, and reads as follows:

Pursuant to Rule 3.2 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the United States Sentencing Commission, a public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 6 and Thursday, March 7, 2024 (time TBD). The public hearing will be held in the Mecham Conference Center of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle, NE, Washington, DC. The hearing will also be live-streamed.

The purpose of the public hearing is for the Commission to receive testimony from invited expert witnesses on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines.

The email I received also  provide a useful reminder (and links) concerning the Commission’s request for public comment on its guideline amendment proposals: “The Commission is currently seeking comment on this year’s proposed amendments. The Public Comment Submission Portal will accept comment through February 22, 2024.”