The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari on a case considering the constitutionality of the U.S. sentencing guidelines. The guidelines’ viability was cast into doubt by the Court’s 5-4 decision in Blakely v. Washington. This is one to watch, as the Blakely line-up was quite unusual. Justice Scalia wrote the majority for himself, Thomas, Stevens, Ginsburg, and Souter. Justices O’Connor, Kennedy, Breyer and the Chief Justice were in dissent. (For the record, I think Justice Scalia was correct, but I know some other conservatives disagree.)