No. 23-7122

James Alexander v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-04-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: agency-interpretation circuit-split judicial-deference kisor-standard kisor-v-wilkie regulatory-ambiguity sentencing-commission sentencing-guidelines
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Latest Conference: 2024-04-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the standard for triggering judicial deference to an agency's interpretation of its own regulations, as clarified in Kisor v. Wilkie, 139 S. Ct. 2400 (2019), governs the extent to which courts must defer to the Sentencing Commission's interpretations of its own guidelines and policy statements for federal criminal sentencing

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is: Whether the standard for triggering judicial deference to an agency’s interpretation of its own regulations, as clarified in Kisor v. Wilkie, 139 S. Ct. 2400 (2019), governs the extent to which courts must defer to the Sentencing Commission’s interpretations of its own guidelines and policy statements for federal criminal sentencing. i

Docket Entries

2024-04-29
Petition DENIED.
2024-04-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2024.
2024-04-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-03-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 2, 2024)

Attorneys

James Alexander
David Aaron NovodLaw Office of D. Aaron Novod, Petitioner
David Aaron NovodLaw Office of D. Aaron Novod, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent