Prof. Hickman's Article on Judicial Deference Doctrine Cited by Federal District Court

Professor Kristin Hickman's work on judicial deference doctrine was cited in a memorandum opinion issued by Chief Judge Karen E. Schreier of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota in the case of Draper v. Colvin, No. CIV. 12-4091-KES. The case concerned a challenge against the Commissioner of Social Security's decision to terminate an individual's Supplementary Security Income benefits. In her memorandum opinion, Chief Judge Schreier cited Hickman's article with Matthew Krueger ('06), "In Search of the Modern Skidmore Standard," 107 Columbia Law Review 1235 (2007), in describing the standard of review utilized to review the Commissioner's interpretation of the relevant statutory language.