No. 18-442
Jesse R. Benton v. United States
Tags: 18-usc-1001 campaign-finance false-statement falsity fec feca federal-election-commission materiality materiality-requirement reporting-violations sarbanes-oxley sarbanes-oxley-act statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2019-03-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the materiality requirement in 18 USC Section 1001 can be turned into a mere falsity requirement in the FEC reporting context or whether the statute requires something more than mere falsity
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. WHETHER THE MATERIALITY REQUIREMENT IN 18 USC SECTION 1001 CAN BE TURNED INTO A MERE FALSITY REQUIREMENT IN THE FEC REPORTING CONTEXT OR WHETHER THE STATUTE REQUIRES SOMETHING MORE THAN MERE FALSITY. 2. WHETHER THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT CAN BE APPLIED TO ALLEGATIONS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE VIOLATIONS PUNISHABLE UNDER FECA SIMPLY BECAUSE THE FEC PUBLISHES EXPENDITURE REPORTS ON THE INTERNET.
Docket Entries
2019-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-01-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 8, 2019.
2019-01-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 9, 2019 to February 8, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-11-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 9, 2019.
2018-11-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 10, 2018 to January 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-10-31
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 10, 2018.
2018-10-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 8, 2018 to December 10, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-10-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 8, 2018)
Attorneys
Jesse Benton
Angela L. Campbell — Dickey & Campbell Law Firm, PLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent