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Sibley v. Obama

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided February 2, 2012No. Civil Action 11-919 (JDB)PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.

Plaintiff is a prospective participant in the District of Columbia’s nascent medical marijuana program. Plaintiff asserts claims against defendants President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. regarding the Department of Justice’s criminal prosecution of medical marijuana distributors and President Obama’s campaign statements regarding the treatment of medical marijuana by his administration. Plaintiff seeks injunctive enforcement of President Obama’s alleged promise not to enforce the Controlled Substances Act with respect to…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Papasan v. AllainSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination UnitSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Sibley v. ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
  2. White Mountain Health Center, Inc. v. Maricopa CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2016
  3. West v. HolderDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
  4. Brik v. BrodieDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2024
  5. City Of Fayetteville v. Security National Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2019

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