No. 19-6626

Allen Dodson v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 34-usc-20913(d) administrative-law constitutional-law criminal-law due-process executive-branch gundy-v-united-states legislative-authority nondelegation-doctrine separation-of-powers sex-offender-registration-and-notification-act statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2019-12-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether this Court should revisit its nondelegation doctrine precedent and, in doing so, overrule Gundy and hold that 34 U.S.C. § 20913(d) is an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority to the Executive Branch

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED In 34 U.S.C. § 20913(d), Congress delegated to the Attorney General the power to apply the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) to individuals convicted of sex offenses prior to SORNA’s enactment. In Gundy v. United States, 139 S.Ct. 2116 (2019), a four-Justice plurality held that this delegation did not violate the nondelegation doctrine. Three Justices dissented. Justice Kavanaugh did not participate. Justice Alito concurred only in the judgment, noting his willingness to reconsider this Court’s nondelegation jurisprudence. Gundy’s 4-1-3 fractured decision “resolves nothing.” Gundy, 139 S.Ct. at 2131 (Gorsuch, J., dissenting). Until the full Court revisits Gundy, pre-Act offenders (like petitioners here) will continue to bring challenges to their prosecutions. The sooner the Court revisits Gundy, the better. It is time that this Court reconsider the approach it has taken to resolve nondelegation challenges. The question presented here is: Whether this Court should revisit its nondelegation doctrine precedent and, in doing so, overrule Gundy and hold that 34 U.S.C. § 20913(d) is an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority to the Executive Branch. i

Docket Entries

2019-12-16
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
2019-11-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-11-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 13, 2019)
2019-10-28
Application (19A462) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until December 26, 2019.
2019-10-15
Application (19A462) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 27, 2019 to December 26, 2019, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Allen Dodson, et al.
Daniel Tyler HansmeierFederal Public Defender's Office for the District of Kansas, Petitioner
Daniel Tyler HansmeierFederal Public Defender's Office for the District of Kansas, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent