No. 25-6911

Gregory W. Pheasant v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-25
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Amici (7)Response RequestedResponse WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-law criminal-law executive-power intelligible-principle nondelegation-doctrine separation-of-powers
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether § 1733(a) violates the nondelegation doctrine by giving the Executive near-unfettered power to define what conduct is subject to criminal punishment?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether § 1733(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act violates the nondelegation doctrine by giving the Executive near-unfettered power to define what conduct is subject to criminal punishment

Docket Entries

2026-03-27
Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
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2026-03-27
Brief amici curiae of Idaho, et al. filed.
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2026-03-27
Amicus brief of Pacific Legal Foundation submitted.
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2026-03-27
Amicus brief of State of Idaho, et al. submitted.
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2026-03-23
Amicus brief of The Buckeye Institute submitted.
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2026-03-23
Brief amici curiae of Ninth Circuit Federal Public and Community Defender Offices filed.
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2026-03-23
Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
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2026-03-23
Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
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2026-03-23
Amicus brief of New Civil Liberties Alliance submitted.
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2026-03-23
Response Requested. (Due April 22, 2026)
2026-03-16
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
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2026-03-16
Amicus brief of Cato Institute submitted.
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2026-03-12
Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. (Distributed)
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2026-03-12
Amicus brief of Americans for Prosperity Foundation submitted.
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2026-03-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
2026-03-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
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2026-03-04
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
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2026-02-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 27, 2026)
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2025-12-19
Application (25A727) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 28, 2026.
2025-12-17
Application (25A727) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 29, 2026 to February 28, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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Attorneys

Americans for Prosperity Foundation
Michael David Pepson — Americans for Prosperity Foundation, Amicus
Cato Institute
Thomas Arthur Berry — Cato Institute, Amicus
Gregory Pheasant
Ellesse Danielle Henderson — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
New Civil Liberties Alliance
Katherine Brady Norman — New Civil Liberties Alliance, Amicus
Ninth Circuit Federal Public and Community Defender Offices
Todd Michael Borden — Office of the Federal Public Defender, Amicus
Pacific Legal Foundation
Luke Anthony Wake — Pacific Legal Foundation, Amicus
State of Idaho, et al.
Michael Adam Zarian — Office of the Idaho Attorney General, Amicus
The Buckeye Institute
David Christian Tryon — The Buckeye Institute, Amicus
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent