Public Hearing - July 16, 2025

 

Public Hearing on Retroactivity

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (EDT)
Washington, DC

 

Notice

Pursuant to Rule 3.2 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the United States Sentencing Commission, a public hearing was scheduled for Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (EDT).

The public hearing will be held in the Commissioners' Conference Room of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle, NE, Washington, DC. The Commission will also livestream the event. 

The purpose of the public hearing will be for the Commission to gather testimony from invited witnesses concerning whether to designate as retroactive certain 2025 guideline amendments.

 

 

Agenda and Witness Statements

Opening Remarks (9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.)

Hon. Carlton W. Reeves
Chair             
U.S. Sentencing Commission 

Panel I. Executive Branch Perspectives (9:45 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.)

Megan A. Healy
Appellate Chief
U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota

Panel II. Federal Public Defender Perspective (10:10 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.)

Elizabeth Blackwood
National Sentencing Resource Counsel
Federal Public and Community Defenders

Panel III. Advisory Groups’ Perspectives (10:35 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)

Susan Walsh
Second Circuit Representative
Practitioners Advisory Group

Laura Roffo
First Circuit Representative
Probation Officers Advisory Group

Jami Johnson
Member
Tribal Issues Advisory Group

Christopher Quasebarth
Chair
Victims Advisory Group

Break (11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.)

Panel IV. Criminal Law Committee Perspective (11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.)

Hon. Edmond E-Min Chang
Chair, Criminal Law Committee
U.S. District Judge
Northern District of Illinois

Adjourn

 

Related Materials

The Commission received public comment on this issue and published an analysis of the impact of certain 2025 amendments if made retroactive. Learn more.

Review this primer to learn more about the Commission's retroactive guideline amendments. 

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