No. 20-6151

Thomas Mario Costanzo v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: case-by-case-inquiry commerce-clause constitutional-limits constitutional-reach facilities-used-for-interstate-transactions interstate-commerce jurisdictional-element lopez-precedent transaction-analysis
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeals' opinion conflicts with United States v. Lopez regarding the jurisdictional element of a federal statute

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED In United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995), this Court held that a federal statute’s interstate commerce “jurisdictional element” can prevent the statute’s reach from exceeding its constitutional grasp by “ensur[ing], through case-by-case inquiry, that the [transaction] in question affects interstate commerce.” Id. at 561. Does the court of appeals’ opinion conflict with Lopez insofar as it holds that a jurisdictional element was satisfied by evidence that the transactions in question employed facilities that can be used to conduct interstate or international transactions, without requiring evidence that they actually were used to conduct such transactions? RULE 14.1(b) STATEMENT (i) All

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-10-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Thomas Costanzo
Daniel Lee KaplanOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Daniel Lee KaplanOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent