The Impact of Booker: A Dialogue Between Scholars and Practitioners

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2:30 - 2:35 Welcome and Introductions
Professor Margareth Etienne
2:35 - 3:45

Opening Panel: Perspectives on the Guideline Sentencing Pre-Booker The Road to Booker: How Did We Get Here?
Professor Margareth Etienne, University of Illinois College of Law

Discretion and Disparity in Guideline Sentencing
Professor Max Schanzenbach, Northwestern University School of Law

Jury v. Judge Fact-Finding
Andrew Leipold, University of Illinois College of Law

A Historical View of the Jury's Role: Lessons from the Nineteenth Century
Professor Bruce Smith, University of Illinois College of Law

3:45 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 5:30 Roundtable: The Future of Sentencing After Booker
Moderated by Professors Margareth Etienne and Steve Beckett
  • Professor Douglas Berman, Ohio State University Moritz School of Law
  • Mr. Tim Bass, Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of Illinois
  • Ms. Carol Brook, Deputy Director, Federal Defender Program, Northern District of Illinois
  • Honorable Michael S. Kanne, Judge , United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
  • Professor Nancy King, Vanderbilt University Law School
  • Honorable Michael McCuskey, Chief Judge, Central District of Illinois
  • Mr. Gary Russell, U.S. Probation Office, Central District of Illinois
5:30-6:00 Question and Answer Session