Moses v. United States

Petition for certiorari denied on January 9, 2023

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22-163	4th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2022

Issue: (1) Whether the limits on agency deference announced in Kisor v. Wilkie constrain the deference that courts may accord to interpretive or explanatory commentary in the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual; and (2) whether deference to the Guidelines commentary is impermissible in any form.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/06/2022	Application (21A700) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 21, 2022 to August 20, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.
05/11/2022	Application (21A700) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 20, 2022.
08/19/2022	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 22, 2022)
09/07/2022	Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
09/14/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
09/19/2022	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Cato Institute.
09/20/2022	Response Requested. (Due October 20, 2022)
10/13/2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 20, 2022 to November 21, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
10/14/2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 21, 2022.
10/20/2022	Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed.
11/21/2022	Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
12/07/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
12/09/2022	Reply of petitioner Lenair Moses filed. (Distributed)
01/09/2023	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Cato Institute GRANTED.
01/09/2023	Petition DENIED.