Court Decisions

Supreme Court Case Law

Supreme Court Cases on Sentencing Issues (April 2009) (.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 (April 2009) (.PDF)

First Circuit (April 2009) (.PDF)

Second Circuit (February 2009) (.PDF)

Third Circuit (January 2009) (.PDF)

Fourth Circuit (January 2009) (.PDF)

Fifth Circuit (February 2009) (.PDF)

Sixth Circuit (April 2009) (.PDF)

Seventh Circuit (March 2009) (.PDF)

Eighth Circuit (February 2009) (.PDF)

Ninth Circuit (February 2009) (.PDF)

Tenth Circuit (February 2009) (.PDF)

Eleventh Circuit (March 2009) (.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.