--- title: "Kimbrough v. United States" citation: "552 U.S. 85 (2007)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-KIMBROUGH-552-US-85" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-552/pdf/USREPORTS-552-85.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-KIMBROUGH-552-US-85/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Kimbrough v. United States ## Holding or rule used Crack-guideline policy disagreement may support a variance within statutory limits. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked canonical module; offense-specific, record-specific, circuit-specific, later-proceeding, and negative-treatment questions remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 552 U.S. 85 (2007), 552 U.S. 101–10: ## Used in - [Presentence Investigation, Guidelines, and Sentencing Hearing](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/40-sentencing/presentence-guidelines-and-sentencing-hearing.md)