No. 25-675

Lawrence Rudolph v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-interpretation federal-prosecution forum-shopping prosecutorial-discretion tenth-circuit venue-statute
Key Terms:
Immigration JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Tenth Circuit erred in interpreting a federal venue statute to allow prosecution of a federal crime committed abroad in any district chosen by the government, despite the statute's plain text barring prosecutorial forum-shopping

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the Tenth Circuit erred in interpreting a federal venue statute enacted by the First Congress tomean the government can prosecute a federal crimecommitted abroad in any district it chooses, even whileconceding that the statute’s plain text, like theConstitution’s Venue and Vicinage Clauses, barsprosecutorial forum-shopping.

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-15
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 9, 2026)

Attorneys

Lawrence Rudolph
Ricardo J. BascuasUniversity of Miami School of Law, Petitioner
Ricardo J. BascuasUniversity of Miami School of Law, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent