No. 19-7494

Ricky Lynn Thomas v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 34-usc-20913(d) constitutional-limits executive-branch gundy gundy-precedent legislative-authority nondelegation-doctrine statutory-interpretation unconstitutional-delegation
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Latest Conference: 2020-02-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED (1) Whether this Court should revisit its broad 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.

Docket Entries

2020-03-02
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
2020-02-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2020-01-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 2, 2020)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Ricky Thomas
Heather Rae Quick — Federal Public Defender Office for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, Petitioner
Heather Rae Quick — Federal Public Defender Office for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent