Court Decisions

Supreme Court Case Law

Supreme Court Cases on Sentencing Issues (July 2008) (.PDF) This document summarizes Supreme Court decisions in cases involving the Commission, the federal sentencing guidelines, and other related issues.

Selected Guideline Application Decisions by Circuit

These documents present specific decisions by circuit courts regarding the federal sentencing guidelines.

DC Circuit (July 2008) (.PDF)

First Circuit (June 2008) (.PDF)

Second Circuit (April 2008) (.PDF)

Third Circuit (March 2008 ) (.PDF)

Fourth Circuit (June 2008)

Fifth Circuit ( March 2008) (.PDF)

Sixth Circuit (May 2008) (.PDF)

Seventh Circuit (March 2008) (.PDF)

Eighth Circuit (June 2008) (.PDF)

Ninth Circuit (August 2008) (.PDF)

Tenth Circuit (July 2008) (.PDF)

Eleventh Circuit (June 2008) (.PDF)

Circuit Conflicts

Resolving Circuit Conflicts - Part I (.PDF)

Resolving Circuit Conflicts - Part II (.PDF)

Circuit Conflicts Addressed by Commission Amendment (.PDF)

Circuit Conflicts (for Review and Consideration During 1997-98) Contains circuit conflict issues identified by the Commission, for which staff will develop additional information and amendment options.

Selected Guideline Application Decisions

Selected Guideline Application Decisions 1996 (.PDF) This document contains selected case annotations from federal circuits for 1996.

Selected Guideline Application Decisions 1995 (.PDF) This is a summary of selected cases, organized according to pertinent guideline section, involving application of the federal sentencing guidelines or related sentencing issues for 1995.