No. 23-5191

Michael McShan v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-07-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-2251 age-of-consent child-pornography consent-standard federal-law self-produced-images sexual-relationship state-law
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment Privacy
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the age of consent under state law is relevant to deciding whether a person produced child pornography under federal law by requesting self-produced sexually explicit images during a consensual sexual relationship?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the age of consent under state law is relevant to deciding whether a person produced child pornography under federal law by requesting self-produced sexually explicit images during a consensual sexual relationship? i

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-07-31
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
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2023-07-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 24, 2023)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of ServiceOtherMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendix

Attorneys

Michael McShan
Benton C. Martin — Federal Community Defender, Petitioner
Benton C. Martin — Federal Community Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent