No. 24-6848
Derek Steven Trumbull v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: agency-deference judicial-interpretation regulatory-ambiguity rule-of-lenity separation-of-powers statutory-construction
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw JusticiabilityDoctri
AdministrativeLaw JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2025-04-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Do the separation of powers and the canons of statutory construction, most fundamentally the rule of lenity, permit the judiciary to defer to an agency's interpretation of the agency's ambiguous regulation?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
Do the separation of powers and the canons of statutory construction, most fundamentally the rule of lenity, permit the judiciary to defer to an agency’s interpretation of the agency’s ambiguous regulation?
Docket Entries
2025-04-21
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
2025-03-31
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-03-31
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-03-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 24, 2025)
Attorneys
Derek Steven Trumbull
John Palmer Rhodes — Federal Defenders of Montana, Petitioner
John Palmer Rhodes — Federal Defenders of Montana, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. Harris — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent