No. 20-5026

James Daniel Arbaugh v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: commerce-clause constitutional-interpretation criminal-law criminal-prosecution extraterritorial-jurisdiction foreign-conduct foreign-relations sovereignty statutory-construction
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the power to regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations include the prosecution of a volunteer missionary who engages in noncommercial illicit sexual conduct while a permanent resident of a sovereign foreign country?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does the "power to regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations", in accordance with the United States Constitution art 1, § 8 cl. 3, include the prosécution of a volunteer missionary who engages in noncommercial illicit sexual conduct while a permanent resident of a sovereign foreign country? ii.

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-06-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 12, 2020)

Attorneys

James Daniel Arbaugh
James Daniel Arbaugh — Petitioner
James Daniel Arbaugh — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent