No. 25A1055

Andrew N. MacRitchie v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-24
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: constitutional-trial-rights criminal-fraud-prosecution investor-reliance materiality-element omissions-theory wire-fraud-statute
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit properly applied the materiality element of the federal wire fraud statute by permitting the government to use evidence of investor reliance on false statements to prove materiality while prohibiting defendants from using evidence of investor reliance on truthful disclosures to disprove materiality, thereby violating the defendant's right to present a complete defense

Docket Entries

2026-03-24
Application (25A1055) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 28, 2026.
2026-03-20
Application (25A1055) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 29, 2026 to May 28, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Andrew N. MacRitchie
Michael TremonteSher Tremonte LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent