No. 25-5412

Ryan Daniel Richmond v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: commerce-clause controlled-substances federal-preemption marijuana-regulation necessary-and-proper-clause tax-deduction
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Latest Conference: 2025-11-14 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 26 U.S.C. § 280E may constitutionally be applied to a state-authorized marijuana business given changes in federal and state marijuana laws

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether 26 U.S.C. § 280E—which denies ordinary and necessary business deductions to enterprises traffi cking in Schedule I controlled substances—may constitutio nally be applied to a state-authorized marijuana business when, in the two decades since Gonzales v. Raich , Congress and the States have abandoned a uniform federal prohibition, and marijuana’s Schedule I classification no longer serves the Commerce Clause , the Necessary and Proper Clause, or Congress’s Taxing Power?

Docket Entries

2025-11-17
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-10-24
Corrected Petition for Certiorari of Ryan Richmond submitted.
2025-10-24
Petitioner complied with order of October 6, 2025.
2025-10-06
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until October 27, 2025, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
2025-09-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-09-04
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-09-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-08-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 19, 2025)
2025-06-11
Application (24A1217) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until August 16, 2025.
2025-06-04
Application (24A1217) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 17, 2025 to August 16, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Ryan Richmond
Stuart Gary FriedmanFriedman Legal Solutions, PLLC, Petitioner
Stuart Gary FriedmanFriedman Legal Solutions, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent