No. 20-5203

Derrick Ivan Jim v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights criminal-jurisdiction due-process equal-protection fifth-amendment indian-country major-crimes-act native-american-rights united-states-v-antelope
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether United States v. Antelope, 430 U.S. 641 (1977), should be overruled

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented Whether United States v. Antelope, 430 U.S. 641 (1977), should be overruled because the Major Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1153—which transforms certain acts committed in “Indian Country” into federal crimes only where the defendant is an “Indian”—denies those of Native American descent the equal protection of the law in violation of the Fifth Amendment? ii

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-07-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2020)

Attorneys

Derrick Ivan Jim
Shira KievalOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent