Going Chevron's Way?: NCLA Asks SCOTUS to End Unlawful Stinson Deference in Criminal Sentences

Washington, DC, Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae brief urging the Supreme Court to hear Raymond Poore v. United States, a case challenging the unconstitutional deference doctrine established over 30 years ago in Stinson v. United States. Under that precedent, courts must defer to the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s commentary to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines in determining a criminal defendant’s sentence. Unlike changing the Guidelines, which requi ...