[JURIST] Attorney General Alberto Gonzales urged judges on Tuesday to adhere to federal sentencing guidelines, citing a growing disparity since the US Supreme Court invalidated mandatory guidelines in US v. Booker [JURIST report]. Addressing the National Center for Victims of Crime [advocacy website], he said he has seen a "drift toward lesser sentences". A report by the US Sentencing Commission [official website] says 11.4 percent of sentences since the ruling do not comply with the guidelines. Pending legislation in Congress would set new mandatory minimums, but former Attorney General Edwin Meese and former Deputy AG Philip Heymann are urging Congress not to rush into making changes. Read the full text of Gonzales' speech [US DOJ transcript]. AP has more.