Supreme Court· 5/27/1997

United States v. LaBonte

Citations

520 U.S. 751
117 S. Ct. 1673
137 L. Ed. 2d 1001
1997 U.S. LEXIS 3232

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concluding that a statute was unambiguous and therefore concluding that there was no need to decide whether an agency’s interpretation was owed deference
concluding that a statute was unambiguous and therefore concluding that there was no need to decide whether an agency's interpretation was owed deference
holding that the “word maximum most naturally connotes the greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case”
holding that, although Congress has delegated “ ‘significant discretion in formulating guidelines’ ” to the Commission, the Commission still “must bow to the specific directives of Congress”
holding that if a Guidelines provision “is at odds with [a statutory directive’s] plain language, it must give way”
holding that if a Guidelines provision “is at odds with [a statutory directive’s] plain language, it must give way”

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Judges: Thomas, Breyer, Stevens, Ginsburg

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