Court Decisions

Supreme Court Case Law

Supreme Court Cases on Sentencing Issues (July 2010) (.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 2010) (.PDF)

First Circuit (July 2010) (.PDF)

Second Circuit (July 2010) (.PDF)

Third Circuit (July 2010) (.PDF)

Fourth Circuit (July 2010) (.PDF)

Fifth Circuit (July 2010) (.PDF)

Sixth Circuit (July 2010) (.PDF)

Seventh Circuit (July 2010) (.PDF)

Eighth Circuit (January 2010) (.PDF)

Ninth Circuit (July 2010) (.PDF)

Tenth Circuit (January 2010) (.PDF)

Eleventh Circuit (July 2010) (.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.