No. 18-6566
Jara Meotta Ishon Flowers v. United States
Tags: bribery case-overturning civil-rights criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process extortion judicial-discretion judicial-review legal-precedent precedent racketeering stare-decisis statutory-interpretation supreme-court-precedent
Latest Conference:
2018-12-07
Question Presented (from Petition)
In Ocasio v. United States, 136 S. Ct. 1423 (2016), separate opinions by Justice Thomas and Justice Breyer questioned whether Euans v. United States, 504 U.S. 255 (1992), was "wrongly decided." 136 S. Ct. at 1437 (Breyer, J., concurring); id. at 143740 (Thomas, J., dissenting). This case presents the question highlighted, but not addressed, by Ocasio:
Should this Court overturn its prior decision in Evans?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Should this Court overturn its prior decision in Evans?
Docket Entries
2018-12-10
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-06
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Cato Institute.
2018-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-11-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-11-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 6, 2018)
Attorneys
Cato Institute
Brian David Boone — ALSTON & BIRD LLP, Amicus
Jara Flowers
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent