No. 25-6453
Tags: congressional-authority criminal-jurisdiction felonies-clause foreign-nationals high-seas vessel-nationality
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 46 U.S.C. § 70502(d)(1)(C) exceeds Congress's authority under the Felonies Clause by authorizing the United States to exercise criminal jurisdiction over foreign nationals for wholly foreign conduct on the high seas based solely on a foreign nation's failure to 'affirmatively and unequivocally' confirm a vessel's nationality
Docket Entries
2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2026)
Attorneys
Rai Martinez
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent