seminole-rock-deference
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-6264 | Randall Eddie Mellon v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2022-12-09 | Denied | IFP | administrative-law agency-deference auer-deference circuit-split judicial-review relevant-conduct seminole-rock-deference sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation | In Stinson v. United States, 508 U.S. 36 (1998), this Court held that Seminole Rock deference, now Auer deference, applies to interpretive or explanat… |
| 21-7429 | Damon Ramon Martinez v. United States | Tenth Circuit | 2022-03-22 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | administrative-law auer-deference constitutional-law crime-of-violence judicial-interpretation seminole-rock seminole-rock-deference sentencing-guidelines | Does the Sentencing Commission's commentary impermissibly expand the unambiguous definition of "crime of violence" in U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 to include atte… |
| 20-6436 | Daniel Lovato v. United States | Tenth Circuit | 2020-11-25 | Denied | Amici (2)Relisted (2)IFP | administrative-law commission-commentary crime-of-violence guideline-interpretation judicial-deference kisor-v-wilkie seminole-rock-deference sentencing-commission sentencing-guidelines statutory-construction statutory-interpretation | 1. Whether courts may defer to Sentencing Commission commentary without first determining that the underlying Guideline is genuinely ambiguous. 2. Wh… |