No. 19-5166
Henry Vazquez Valois v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: commerce-clause congressional-power congressional-powers criminal-law drug-trafficking due-process enumerated-powers extraterritorial-jurisdiction foreign-national international-law international-waters maritime-law
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the prosecution of Mr. Vazquez Valois — a Colombian national with no ties to the United States — for trafficking cocaine in international waters between Columbia and Costa Rica, exceeds Congress' enumerated powers?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the prosecution of Mr. Vazquez Valois — a Colombian national with no ties to the United States — for trafficking cocaine in international waters between Columbia and Costa Rica, exceeds Congress’ enumerated powers? i INTERESTED PARTIES There are no
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-07-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 12, 2019)
2019-05-07
Application (18A1103) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 12, 2019.
2019-04-24
Application (18A1103) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 13, 2019 to July 12, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Henry Vazquez Valois
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent