No. 21-5073

Brian Adrian Sloan v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-jurisdiction equal-protection fifth-amendment indian-country major-crimes-act native-american native-american-rights racial-classification
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
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? i

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-07-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-07-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 11, 2021)

Attorneys

Brian Sloan
John Carl ArceciOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent