Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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21-1215 | 6th Cir. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Issues: (1) Whether the definition of “machinegun” found in 26 U.S.C. § 5845(b) is clear and unambiguous, and whether bump stocks meet that definition; (2) whether deference under Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council should be given to agency interpretations of ambiguous criminal statutes, displacing the rule of lenity; and (3) whether courts should give deference to agencies when the government expressly waives Chevron.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Mar 03 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 7, 2022) |
Mar 16 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Gun Owners of America, Inc., et al. |
Mar 30 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 7, 2022 to May 9, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
Mar 31 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 9, 2022. |
Apr 06 2022 | Brief amici curiae of David Codrea, Scott Heuman, Owen Monroe filed. |
Apr 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of States of Montana, West Virginia and 20 Other States in Support of Petitioners filed. |
Apr 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. |
Apr 25 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 9, 2022 to May 24, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
Apr 26 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 24, 2022. |
Today at SCOTUS: The court will issue orders at 9:30 a.m. EDT, followed by opinions starting at 10. You know the drill: We'll be firing up our live blog and breaking it all down. See you there.
https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/05/announcement-of-orders-and-opinions-for-monday-may-23/
Just in: The next Supreme Court opinion day will be next Monday. The court expects to release one or more opinions in argued cases from the current term.
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