As detailed at this link, next week I will be doing a “CLE Live Quick Webcast” for the Ohio State Bar Association under the title “Federal Criminal Law: The First Step Act and Other Federal Sentencing Developments.” Here is the “course description”:
This program will cover the basics of the First Step Act, the prison reform legislation that was signed into law on December 21, 2018. We will also discuss other related federal sentencing developments, including the case of United States v. Haymond, currently pending with the Supreme Court.
I have put together a basic outline for my presentation, and it is all too clear to me that it will be impossible to cover thoroughly in just an hour’s time all aspects of the FIRST STEP Act and Haymond and related matters. Consequently, as the title of this post indicates, I am eager for input from readers on just what I should be sure to cover in the short time I have for this OSBA program. I have a sense of which part of the FIRST STEP Act are most important to discuss, but I really welcome thoughts from those out in the field working on these and related issues.