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Eric D. Speidell, et al. v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 19-1214, 19-1215, 19-1216, 19-1217, 19-1218 · judgment October 20, 2020

Certiorari denied · June 21, 2021

Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

Under the Supremacy Clause, does Colorado’s expressly state legal sales of cannabis violate the Controlled Substances Act?
Did Congress, under 26 U.S.C. §280E, empower the IRS and its civil auditors to investigate federal drug law crimes and administratively determine whether a taxpayer is criminally culpable under federal drug laws?
Given that the IRS summonses were compelling incriminating information of drug crimes, with the IRS reserving all rights to share the information with law enforcement to prosecute the drug crimes, did the IRS need to obtain a warrant?

For petitioner
James David Thorburn
Thorburn Law Group

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Aug 23 2021
Rehearing DENIED.
Aug 16 2021
Supplemental brief of petitioners Eric D. Speidell, et al filed.
Jul 29 2021
DISTRIBUTED.
Jul 12 2021
Petition for Rehearing filed.
Jun 21 2021
Petition DENIED.
Jun 01 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
Jun 01 2021
Reply of petitioners Eric D. Speidell, et al filed. (Distributed)
May 24 2021
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
May 24 2021
Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the filing of a reply pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed.
Apr 21 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 24, 2021.
Apr 20 2021
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 23, 2021 to May 24, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Mar 19 2021
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 23, 2021)