Justices Reject Recall Bid, Tap Amicus In Sentencing Case

What happened

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Press Robinson et al.'s bid to recall the judgment in two pending Callais matters, while separately appointing a Washington, D.C., attorney to argue a sentencing-guidelines deference issue in Beaird v. United States.

In the Callais matters, the court's order states only that the motion to recall the judgment was denied. The supplied order excerpt does not provide the movants' reasoning, the judgment they sought to recall or any explanation from the justices.

The court also invited Anthony J. Dick of Washington, D.C., to brief and argue Beaird as amicus curiae. The appointment directs him to support the position that Stinson v. United States remains the controlling rule for the deference courts must give commentary to the Sentencing Guidelines.

The order excerpt does not include a merits ruling, vote count, briefing schedule or lower-court history. Those materials are needed before drawing broader conclusions about the case's significance for federal sentencing practice or the court's treatment of Guidelines commentary.