Department of Justice
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Smart Approaches to Marijuana v. Department of Justice, Case No. 26-1106
- SAM Petition for Review, May 4, 2026
- CLERK’S ORDER [2171913] filed directing party to file initial submissions: PETITIONER docketing statement due 06/04/2026. PETITIONER certificate as to parties due 06/04/2026. PETITIONER statement of issues due 06/04/2026. PETITIONER underlying decision due 06/04/2026. PETITIONER deferred appendix statement due 06/04/2026. PETITIONER procedural motions due 06/04/2026. PETITIONER dispositive motions due 06/22/2026; directing party to file initial submissions: RESPONDENT entry of appearance due 06/04/2026. RESPONDENT procedural motions due 06/04/2026. RESPONDENT certified index to record due 06/22/2026. RESPONDENT dispositive motions due 06/22/2026 [26-1106] [Entered: 05/05/2026 02:38 PM]
- CLERK’S ORDER [2176645] filed granting motion to extend time [2176403-2] in 26-1106; extending Clerk order initial submissions for appellant/petitioner [2171913-2] in 26-1106 PETITIONER procedural motions due 06/12/2026 [26-1106, 26-1130, 26-1136] [Entered: 06/04/2026 07:46 AM]
- SAM Statement of Issues, June 4, 2026
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Nebraska, Indiana, and Louisiana v. Department of Justice, Case No. 26-1130
- NE, IN, LA Petition for Review, May 22, 2026
- LA Motion to Withdraw, May 29, 2026
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
New Directions v. Donald J. Trump, Case No. 26-1136
- New Directions Petition for Review, May 28, 2026
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming, Thursday, November 13, 2025
Rescission of Marijuana Charging Guidance
On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice rescinded previous guidance concerning the prosecution of simple marijuana possession
Rescission of Marijuana Charging Guidance
On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice rescinded previous guidance concerning the prosecution of simple marijuana possession
Lemelson v. SEC, Civil Action No. 24-2415 (SLS) (D.D.C., May 27, 2025).
The SEC has since abandoned any argument that the removal protections are constitutional. See Def.’s Reply at 10-11 (citing Notice of Change in Position, ECF No. 16).[1]
[1] The Commission filed a notice “to inform the Court that the Acting Solicitor General has decided that the multiple layers of removal restrictions for administrative law judges in 5 U.S.C. § 7521 do not comport with the separation of powers and Article II and that the United States will no longer defend them in litigation.” Notice of Change in Position at 1.
Statement from Justice Department Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle, February 20, 2025
Executive Order 14215, February 18, 2025
United States v. McIntosh, 833 F.3d 1163 (9th Cir. 2016)
Funding Limits on Federal Prosecutions of State-Legal Medical Marijuana, February 4, 2022
Modernizing the Administrative Procedures Act, July 30, 2020
Alpenglow Botanicals v. United States, No. 18-1122 (Petition Denied, June 24, 2019)
Ogden Memorandum of October 19, 2009 
Cole Memorandum of June 29, 2011
Cole Memorandum of August 29, 2013
Sessions Letter of May 1, 2017
Sessions Memorandum of January 4, 2018