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25-6717 Alaa Elkharwily v. Kaiser Permanente, et al. Washington 2026-02-04 Pending Response WaivedIFP appellate-review constitutional-limits due-process fourteenth-amendment judicial-sanctions pro-se-litigation Whether a state appellate court violates due process by proceeding to decide an appeal and impose sanctions after a litigant files a federal lawsuit a…
25A842 Church of the Gardens, et al. v. Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, et al. Ninth Circuit 2026-01-22 Application appellate-review article-iii constitutional-limits judicial-power status-quo subject-matter-jurisdiction Whether the district court's exercise of jurisdiction violated Article III of the Constitution by improperly adjudicating a case without proper subjec…
25-6644 James Daniel Arbaugh v. United States Fourth Circuit 2026-01-22 Pending Response WaivedIFP constitutional-limits criminal-prosecution foreign-commerce-clause international-law territorial-jurisdiction treaty-power Whether Congress exceeded the Foreign Commerce Clause's limits when criminalizing non-commercial sexual conduct in foreign territories, whether treaty…
25-833 Duane Letroy Berry v. United States Fourth Circuit 2026-01-14 Pending Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) civil-commitment congressional-power constitutional-limits criminal-procedure due-process federal-custody Whether 18 U.S.C. § 4246(a) exceeds the constitutional limits of Congress's powers insofar as it permits the federal government to civilly commit a pe…
25-6041 Kaleb Layne Nix v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-11-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP child-pornography constitutional-limits criminal-law federal-prosecution interstate-commerce statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 2251 authorizes conviction based on interstate material movement for child pornography production when no direct causal link exist…
25-465 Timothy Barton v. Securities and Exchange Commission Fifth Circuit 2025-10-16 Pending Amici (10)Response RequestedResponse Waived asset-seizure constitutional-limits due-process equitable-relief fifth-circuit securities-law Does 15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(5) and its authorization for the Commission to seek 'equitable relief' allow the Commission and a district court to order seiz…
25-5860 Robert Matthew Bowman v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-10-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP child-pornography constitutional-limits criminal-statute federal-jurisdiction interstate-commerce statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B) authorizes conviction based on interstate movement of a phone containing child pornography without direct evidence l…
25-5644 Derrick Murphy v. United States Sixth Circuit 2025-09-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-limits federal-authority missouri-v-holland necessary-and-proper-clause state-prerogatives treaty-power Do constitutional structural limits on federal authority impose constraints on the scope of Congress authority to enact legislation to implement a val…
25-213 Atlas Turner, Inc. v. Donna B. Welch, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Melvin G. Welch, Deceased, et al. South Carolina 2025-08-21 Denied Amici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) constitutional-limits due-process in-rem-jurisdiction personal-jurisdiction state-court territorial-boundaries Whether the Due Process Clause permits a court with specific personal jurisdiction over a defendant to exercise in rem jurisdiction over the defendant…
25-5306 In Re Alexander Kawleski 2025-08-08 Denied IFP aggregate-effects commerce-clause constitutional-limits fair-notice federal-prosecution interstate-commerce Does the 'Aggregate Effects' doctrine under Gonzales v Raich expand federal prosecution powers beyond the original constitutional limits of the Commer…
25-5139 In Re Michael Stevens 2025-07-17 Denied IFP aggregate-effects commerce-clause constitutional-limits fair-notice federal-prosecution interstate-commerce Whether the 'Aggregate Effects' doctrine under Gonzales v. Raich expands federal prosecution powers beyond constitutional Commerce Clause limits
24-7453 In Re Curtis Baldwin 2025-06-17 Denied IFP aggregate-effects child-pornography commerce-clause constitutional-limits federal-prosecution interstate-commerce Does the 'Aggregate Effects' doctrine under Gonzales v Raich expand federal prosecution powers beyond the original constitutional limits of the Commer…
24-7408 In Re Stephen Brewer 2025-06-12 Denied IFP aggregate-effects commerce-clause constitutional-limits fair-notice federal-prosecution interstate-commerce Whether the 'Aggregate Effects' doctrine under Gonzales v. Raich expands federal prosecution powers beyond constitutional Commerce Clause limits
24-7328 In Re William Hopmeier 2025-05-30 Denied IFP aggregate-effects commerce-clause constitutional-limits fair-notice federal-prosecution interstate-commerce Whether the 'Aggregate Effects' doctrine under Gonzales v. Raich expands federal prosecution powers beyond constitutional Commerce Clause limits
24-7226 John Adams v. United States Third Circuit 2025-05-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-limits federal-authority missouri-v-holland state-prerogatives trafficking-victims-protection-act treaty-implementation Do the constitutional structural limits on federal authority impose constraints on the scope of Congress authority to enact legislation to implement a…
24-6731 Emmanuel Antione Hemphill v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-03-10 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP commerce-clause congressional-power constitutional-limits felon-in-possession firearm-possession statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which criminalizes possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, exceeds Congress's power under the Commerce Clause
24-901 Kaeun Kim v. United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Third Circuit 2025-02-20 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) constitutional-limits due-process judicial-bias mandamus obstruction-of-justice prosecutorial-immunity Whether the Third Circuit erred in denying the Petition for Writ of Mandamus despite compelling evidence of judicial bias, obstruction of justice, and…
24-6586 Landon Hank Black v. Tennessee Tennessee 2025-02-18 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (7)IFP burden-of-proof constitutional-limits criminal-procedure due-process jury-instructions second-degree-murder Did the jury instructions imposing a burden of proving innocence of second-degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt violate due process precedents
24-5814 John Russell Howald v. United States Ninth Circuit 2024-10-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP bodily-injury commerce-clause congressional-power constitutional-limits hate-crime sexual-orientation Whether the Hate Crime Prevention Act's prohibition on bodily injury based on sexual orientation is unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause
24-5626 Julio Reynaldo Rivera v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-09-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP child-pornography constitutional-limits criminal-sanctions federal-prosecution interstate-commerce statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 2251 authorizes conviction based on interstate materials movement in child pornography cases and whether Congress can impose crimi…
23-7696 Rit Tran v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-06-12 Denied Response WaivedIFP child-pornography commerce-clause constitutional-limits criminal-law due-process federal-jurisdiction interstate-commerce statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. §2251 authorizes conviction upon proof that materials used to produce child pornography once crossed state lines at an unspecified p…
23-7662 Felix Olivas v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-06-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment commerce-clause congressional-power constitutional-limits criminal-law due-process federal-power felony-restriction firearm-possession firearms second-amendment Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) exceeds Congress's power under the Commerce Clause
23-7125 Alberto Jimenez Pastrana v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-04-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment commerce-clause congressional-power constitutional-limits criminal-law criminal-statute due-process federal-jurisdiction firearm-possession firearms second-amendment Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) exceeds Congress's power under the Commerce Clause
23-1058 Robert L. Schulz, et al. v. New York, et al. New York 2024-03-27 Denied Response Waived buffalo-bills constitutional-limits erie-county municipal-expenditure new-york-state-constitution public-funds public-funds-private-use republican-form-of-government stadium-construction stadium-financing state-constitutional-law Whether defendant New York State officials violated Petitioners' federal Right to a republican form of government
23-819 Allstates Refractory Contractors, LLC v. Julie A. Su, Acting Secretary of Labor, et al. Sixth Circuit 2024-01-30 Denied Amici (8)Relisted (5) administrative-law article-i commerce-clause constitutional-limits delegation-of-authority delegation-of-power major-questions-doctrine osha statutory-interpretation workplace-safety Whether Congress's delegation of authority to write 'reasonably necessary or appropriate' workplace-safety standards violates Article I of the U.S. Co…
23-6285 Kenneth Paiva v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-12-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment commerce-clause constitutional-limits criminal-law federal-criminal-law federal-jurisdiction firearms firearms-regulation legislative-power statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) exceeds Congress's power under the Commerce Clause
23-6100 Joseph Eugene Dix v. United States Tenth Circuit 2023-11-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP commerce-clause constitutional-law constitutional-limits criminal-law felon-in-possession felony-conviction firearm-possession interstate-commerce interstate-travel statutory-interpretation Whether a felon's intrastate possession of a firearm violates 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) solely because the firearm previously crossed state lines
23-5960 Brandon Keith Wright v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-11-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP child-pornography constitutional-law constitutional-limits criminal-law criminal-sanctions due-process federal-prosecution interstate-commerce statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. §2251 authorizes conviction upon proof that materials used to produce child pornography once crossed state lines at an unspecified p…
23-171 Chris Quinn, et al. v. Washington, et al. Washington 2023-08-23 Denied Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4) commerce-clause constitutional-limits dormant-commerce-clause due-process excise-tax extraterritorial-taxation federalism interstate-commerce property-rights state-taxation Whether the Constitution permits a state to tax out-of-state transactions involving only out-of-state property
23-5265 Mark Alan Miller v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-08-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP child-pornography constitutional-limits criminal-law criminal-sanctions due-process federal-jurisdiction interstate-commerce standing statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. §2251 authorizes conviction upon proof that materials used to produce child pornography once crossed state lines at an unspecified p…
22-7684 Christopher Darnell Douglas v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-06-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP child-pornography constitutional-limits criminal-law criminal-sanctions due-process federal-jurisdiction interstate-commerce standing statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. §2251 authorizes conviction upon proof that materials used to produce child pornography once crossed state lines at an unspecified p…
22-7276 Antonio Demond Baker v. United States Fifth Circuit 2023-04-13 Denied IFP 18-usc-922 18-usc-924 commerce-clause congressional-authority constitutional-limits felon-in-possession police-power second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether Congress exceeded its authority in enacting the Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g))
22-880 Ohio v. Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. Sixth Circuit 2023-03-14 Denied Amici (3) american-rescue-plan constitutional-limits covid-19 covid-relief federal-spending-clause intergovernmental-immunity jurisdictional-challenge spending-clause state-sovereignty state-standing tax-mandate Do courts have jurisdiction over the States' constitutional challenges to the Tax Mandate?
22-730 Michael Rop, et al. v. Federal Housing Finance Agency, et al. Sixth Circuit 2023-02-06 Denied acting-director acting-officials appointments-clause constitutional-limits executive-power federal-housing-finance-agency presidential-powers principal-officer senate-confirmation separation-of-powers Whether the challenged decisions of the 'Acting' FHFA Director should be vacated because the Constitution does not permit the President to designate a…
22-6469 In Re Kenneth Crawford, Jr. 2023-01-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP bill-of-rights civil-rights constitution constitutional-limits due-process enumerated-powers federal-government jurisdictional-elements legislative-power legislative-powers territorial-jurisdiction Does the Constitution limit the federal government and define the powers of the legislature?
22-6422 Richard Bernard Nichols v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-12-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment civil-rights congressional-authority constitutional-authority constitutional-limits criminal-law due-process federal-jurisdiction federal-statute felon-rights firearm-possession Whether Congress exceeded its authority in enacting the Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g))
22-6420 Rodney Deangelo Jordan v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-12-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP commerce-clause constitutional-authority constitutional-limits criminal-law federal-power felon-possession firearms-regulation police-power statutory-interpretation Whether Congress exceeded its authority in enacting the Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g))
22-579 Jeanie Bisconte v. Sandia National Laboratories, et al. Tenth Circuit 2022-12-22 Denied Response Waived civil-rights constitutional-limits employment-discrimination enclave-clause federal-enclave federal-jurisdiction federal-property jurisdiction jurisdictional-scope tenth-amendment u.s-constitution Whether the Enclave Clause limits federal jurisdiction over employment discrimination cases where the plaintiff and defendants did not work on or suff…
22-6314 Ramiro Leal v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-12-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment civil-rights congressional-authority constitutional-authority constitutional-limits criminal-law federal-jurisdiction federal-statute felon-rights firearm-possession statutory-interpretation Whether Congress exceeded its authority in enacting the Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g))
22-6151 Demon Reese v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-11-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment civil-rights commerce-clause congressional-authority constitutional-limits criminal-law due-process federal-statute felon-in-possession felon-rights firearm-possession statutory-interpretation Whether Congress exceeded its authority in enacting the Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g))
22-6047 Juan Teran v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-11-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment civil-rights commerce-clause congressional-authority constitutional-limits criminal-law due-process federal-statute felon-in-possession felon-rights firearm-possession statutory-interpretation Whether Congress exceeded its authority in enacting the Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g))
22-5919 Devonta Doyle v. United States Fourth Circuit 2022-10-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP commerce-clause constitutional-limits federal-criminalization fourth-circuit hobbs-act interstate-commerce local-crime morrison-v-united-states united-states-v-lopez Whether the Hobbs Act's jurisdictional element violates the Constitution when applied to the federal criminalization of traditionally local violent cr…
22-5918 Tommy Allen Dickenson v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-10-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment civil-rights congressional-authority constitutional-authority constitutional-limits criminal-law federal-jurisdiction federal-statute felon-rights firearm-possession statutory-interpretation Whether Congress exceeded its authority in enacting the Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g))
22-5876 Surprise Emmanuel Carter v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-10-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP bond-v-united-states commerce-clause constitutional-limits federal-authority felon-in-possession felon-possession national-federation-v-sebelius police-power statutory-interpretation substantial-effect Whether Congress exceeded its authority in enacting the Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g))
22-5373 Berenice Del Angel v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-08-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-limits fourth-amendment law-enforcement rodriguez scope-of-detention seizure traffic-stop warrantless-detention Whether the Fourth Amendment prohibits a police officer from continuing his warrantless detention of a motorist after the officer has announced that h…
21-8272 Robert Edward Guerra v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-06-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP commerce-clause congressional-power constitutional-law constitutional-limits criminal-law criminal-statute federal-jurisdiction felon-in-possession firearm-possession firearms statutory-interpretation Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) exceed Congress's power under the Commerce Clause?
21-8060 Darrell Cordell Williams v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-06-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP commerce-clause constitutional-authority constitutional-limits federal-power felon-in-possession firearms-regulation police-power second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether Congress exceeded its authority in enacting the Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g))
21-7848 Martin Ibarra-Ozuna v. United States Ninth Circuit 2022-05-12 Denied Response WaivedIFP collective-knowledge-doctrine constitutional-limits law-enforcement officer-request pretext-stops probable-cause reasonable-suspicion united-states-v-hensley vehicle-stop whiteley-v-warden When-officers-request-limited-action,-does-collective-knowledge-doctrine-allow-any-justified-action
21-7529 Jesse Dean Mince v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-04-04 Denied Response WaivedIFP commerce-clause congressional-power constitutional-limits criminal-law criminal-statute federal-jurisdiction firearm-possession firearms statutory-interpretation united-states-constitution Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) exceed Congress's power under the Commerce Clause?
21-1294 David H. Penny v. Nancy Pelosi, et al. Seventh Circuit 2022-03-25 Denied Response Waived civil-rights constitutional-limits first-amendment free-speech impeachment impeachment-power justiciability legislative-standing political-question-doctrine standing subject-matter-jurisdiction Does a citizen constituent of a duly elected President have the possibility of filing a complaint with standing, subject matter jurisdiction, and just…
21-7339 Robert Donald Gordon v. United States Sixth Circuit 2022-03-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-rights constitutional-jurisdiction constitutional-limits due-process federal-state-powers fifth-amendment fourth-amendment ineffective-counsel jurisdiction procedural-default standing Did the courts act outside of their jurisdictions?
21-966 New York, et al. v. Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, et al. Second Circuit 2022-01-06 Denied 10th-amendment 16th-amendment article-1-section-8 constitutional-limits federal-taxation federalism-principles legislative-power sovereign-authority state-sovereignty state-taxes tax-deduction tax-policy Whether Congress's imposition of a $10,000 cap on the SALT deduction violates Article I, Section 8 and the Tenth and Sixteenth Amendments of the Unite…
21-6768 Emanuel E. Goines, Jr. v. United States Tenth Circuit 2022-01-06 Denied Amici (1)Response WaivedIFP commerce-clause constitutional-law constitutional-limits criminal-law felon-in-possession felony-conviction firearm-possession interstate-commerce statutory-interpretation Whether a felon's intrastate possession of a firearm violates 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) solely because the firearm previously crossed state lines
21-6517 Mark Stinson v. K. Cauley, et al. Eighth Circuit 2021-12-07 Denied Response RequestedRelisted (3)IFP 5th-amendment 8th-amendment administrative-segregation civil-rights constitutional-limits due-process fifth-amendment inmate-rights prison-administration What limits the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment places on the authority of prison administrators to remove inmates from the general prison p…
21-6158 Delilah Colarte v. Florida Florida 2021-11-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP 4th-amendment constitutional-limits fourth-amendment passenger-identification rodriguez-limits rodriguez-v-united-states seizure-duration traffic-stop warrant-check Whether law enforcement can require passengers to identify themselves during a traffic stop
21-591 Donald J. Fowler v. Securities and Exchange Commission Second Circuit 2021-10-22 Denied Response Waived civil-penalties civil-penalty civil-procedure constitutional-limits disgorgement excessive-penalties private-agreement sec-enforcement statute-of-limitations subject-matter-jurisdiction Where 28 U.S.C. § 2462 permits tolling of 5-year statute of limitations by private agreement
21-6032 Charles Francis Hurt v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Fifth Circuit 2021-10-20 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP civil-rights constitutional-limits district-court due-process federal-procedure federal-rules judicial-precedent jurisdiction prosecutorial-authority standing territorial-court territorial-jurisdiction Whether the United States district court can prosecute a defendant outside the limited jurisdiction provided to a territorial court
21-5958 Aaron Christopher Pleasant v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-10-13 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment commerce-clause congressional-power constitutional-limits criminal-law federal-firearms-regulation federal-power firearms statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) exceeds Congress's power under the Commerce Clause
21-335 Stephen A. Begani v. United States Armed Forces 2021-09-02 Denied active-duty article-iii-courts civilian-crimes constitutional-limits court-martial due-process military-jurisdiction retired-servicemembers When, if ever, does the Constitution permit the court-martial of retired servicemembers for offenses committed after their discharge from active duty?
21-5455 Emmanuel Granados v. United States Fifth Circuit 2021-08-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment commerce-clause congressional-power constitutional-limits criminal-law federal-power firearms firearms-regulation statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) exceeds Congress's power under the Commerce Clause
20-1215 North American Meat Institute v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California, et al. Ninth Circuit 2021-03-03 Denied Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) agricultural-regulation animal-welfare commerce-clause constitutional-limits dormant-commerce-clause extraterritorial-regulation interstate-commerce preemption state-police-power Whether the Constitution permits California to extend its police power beyond its territorial borders by banning the sale of wholesome pork and veal p…
20-7253 Nancy Cole v. United States Ninth Circuit 2021-02-25 Denied IFP constitutional-limits criminal-law criminal-procedure drug-statutes due-process fifth-amendment mandatory-minimum mens-rea sentencing statutory-interpretation strict-liability Whether the knowingly mens rea in the federal drug statutes applies to the elements of drug type and quantity
20-850 Big Time Vapes, Incorporated, et al. v. Food and Drug Administration, et al. Fifth Circuit 2020-12-28 Denied Amici (2) administrative-discretion administrative-law constitutional-limits executive-authority executive-power legislative-authority legislative-delegation non-delegation-doctrine separation-of-powers tobacco-control-act tobacco-product-regulation Whether Petitioners have stated a claim that § 387a(b) grants excessive policymaking discretion to the executive branch to determine which tobacco pro…
20-6151 Thomas Mario Costanzo v. United States Ninth Circuit 2020-10-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP case-by-case-inquiry commerce-clause constitutional-limits constitutional-reach facilities-used-for-interstate-transactions interstate-commerce jurisdictional-element lopez-precedent transaction-analysis Whether the court of appeals' opinion conflicts with United States v. Lopez regarding the jurisdictional element of a federal statute
20-327 BBB Industries, LLC v. Cardone Industries, Inc. Texas 2020-09-11 Denied Response Waived civil-procedure constitutional-limits due-process forum-contacts personal-jurisdiction specific-jurisdiction state-court supplemental-jurisdiction texas Whether the Texas courts' supplemental specific personal jurisdiction doctrine is inconsistent with the Due Process Clause
20-266 Bradley Bieganski v. Arizona Arizona 2020-09-02 Denied Response Waived affirmative-defense burden-of-proof child-molestation constitutional-limits criminal-statute due-process presumption-of-innocence sexual-intent Whether Arizona's molestation statute violates the Due Process Clause
19-8789 Susana E. Verduzco v. United States Ninth Circuit 2020-06-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-rights constitutional-limits due-process executive-power federalism immigration-status obstruction-of-justice racial-discrimination state-sovereignty Whether the U.S. Constitution and federal law(s) grant the Executive Branch the power to intervene in a state's legal action between citizens, overrid…
19-1275 Angel Luis Thomas, Sr. v. Tyree C. Blocker, et al. Third Circuit 2020-05-08 Denied Response Waived 14th-amendment commerce-clause constitutional-law constitutional-limits criminal-law due-process federal-mandate federal-state-relations fourteenth-amendment sex-offender-registration state-jurisdiction Does the Commerce Clause empower Congress to impose 'Registry requirements for sex offenders,' 34 U.S.C. § 20918, directly upon an individual convicte…
19-7494 Ricky Lynn Thomas v. United States Eighth Circuit 2020-01-30 Denied Response WaivedIFP 34-usc-20913(d) constitutional-limits executive-branch gundy gundy-precedent legislative-authority nondelegation-doctrine statutory-interpretation unconstitutional-delegation Whether this Court should revisit its broad nondelegation doctrine precedent and, overrule Gundy and hold that 34 U.S.C. § 20913(d) is an unconstituti…
19-6711 Luciano Diaz-Contreras v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-11-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP commerce-clause congressional-power constitutional-limits criminal-law criminal-statute federal-jurisdiction federal-power felon-in-possession firearms firearms-possession statutory-interpretation united-states-constitution Does 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) exceed Congress's power under the Commerce Clause?
19-6100 Melvyn Perry Sprowson, Jr. v. Nevada Nevada 2019-10-01 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP ashcroft-v-free-speech-coalition child-pornography constitutional-limits facial-challenge first-amendment free-speech new-york-v-ferber obscenity obscenity-standards overbreadth sexual-abuse state-regulation Whether a state regulation of child pornography that fails to satisfy all four requirements set forth in Ferber and that criminalizes conduct that is …
19-6076 Tamela M. Lee v. United States Sixth Circuit 2019-09-26 Denied IFP constituent-contacts constitutional-limits criminal-conviction federal-officials government-contact hobbs-act honest-services mcdonnell-v-united-states municipal-officials official-act Can a county official be convicted of Honest Services and Hobbs Act violations for contacting federal and municipal officials on behalf of constituent…
19-5313 Thomas Arthur Kahlow v. Florida Florida 2019-07-24 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 14th-amendment capital-punishment constitutional-limits due-process excessive-punishment federal-statutes fourteenth-amendment indefinite-imprisonment life-imprisonment state-constitutional-law state-governments Whether the right to due process of law is denied by Florida's imposition of a capital life imprisonment sentence
18-8787 Oliver Douce Al-Dey v. City of New York, New York New York 2019-04-11 Denied IFP article-iii-court article-iv-court civil-procedure constitution constitutional-limits courts due-process judicial-authority jurisdiction jurisdiction-boundaries standing Whether a court of general jurisdiction is authorized to extend its jurisdiction, beyond the boundaries fixed therefor by the Constitution, into geogr…
18-8366 Anthony Eudean Woollis v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-03-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP child-pornography constitutional-limits criminal-sanctions due-process federal-criminal-law interstate-commerce plain-error-review statutory-interpretation sufficiency-of-evidence sullivan-v-louisiana Whether 18 U.S.C. § 2251 authorizes conviction upon proof that materials used to produce child pornography once crossed state lines at an unspecified …
18-8059 Christopher David Simmons v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-02-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-922g1 alderman-v-united-states bond-v-united-states commerce-clause congressional-authority constitutional-limits criminal-law federal-power federal-statute felon-in-possession gun-control national-federation-of-independent-business-v-sebe police-power second-amendment Does the federal Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)) exceed Congress's authority to regulate under the Commerce …
18-1067 Ambac Assurance Corporation v. U.S. Bank National Association Minnesota 2019-02-14 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) constitutional-limits due-process forum-state in-rem-jurisdiction minimum-contacts personal-jurisdiction trust trust-law trustee trustee-presence Whether a court may exercise in rem jurisdiction over a trust where the trust's primary assets are located outside the forum state
18-7602 Percy Elwayne Demerson v. United States Fifth Circuit 2019-01-28 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-922g1 alderman-v-united-states bond-v-united-states commerce-clause congressional-authority constitutional-limits criminal-law felon-in-possession national-federation-of-independent-business-v-sebe police-power statutory-interpretation Does the federal Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)) exceed Congress's authority to regulate under the Commerce …
18-924 Michael Antonio Bullock v. North Carolina North Carolina 2019-01-16 Denied Response Waived 4th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-limits due-process fourth-amendment mission-scope police-conduct police-investigation reasonable-duration rodriguez-v-united-states traffic-stop Whether any activities unrelated to the mission of a traffic stop inherently prolong it, and what activities fall within the mission of a stop?
18-7352 Giovanni Ellis v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2019-01-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment as-applied-challenge civil-rights commerce-clause constitutional-challenge constitutional-limits due-process federal-firearms-law federal-regulation firearm-possession firearms interstate-commerce intrastate-possession second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is facially unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause, and is unconstitutional …
18-7108 Timothy Gene Pryer v. Thomas Gardner, III Mississippi 2018-12-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-limits criminal-acts due-process judicial-discretion judicial-immunity judicial-misconduct sovereign-immunity standing takings Does the Constitution grant judges jurisdiction to commit criminal acts by way of judicial decisions?
18-7088 Oscar Raul Mora v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-12-18 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment commerce-clause congressional-power constitutional-law constitutional-limits criminal-law federal-firearms-law federal-jurisdiction felon-in-possession firearms second-amendment statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) exceeds Congress's power under the Commerce Clause
18-740 Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. District of Columbia 2018-12-11 Denied Relisted (5) armed-conflict authorization-for-use-of-military-force constitutional-limits detention detention-authority due-process enemy-combatant guantanamo-bay habeas-corpus law-of-war military-detention Whether the government's statutory authority to detain Mr. al-Alwi has unraveled
18-6900 Jacob Scott Watters v. United States Eighth Circuit 2018-12-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP child-pornography commerce-clause constitutional-limits criminal-law predicate-offense relevant-conduct sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation unconstitutional-law visual-depictions Is 18 U.S.C. §2251(a) unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause?
18-6712 Bryan Marque Gilstrap v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-11-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP commerce-clause congressional-power constitutional-law constitutional-limits criminal-law due-process federal-jurisdiction federalism preemption state-rights state-sovereignty Whether the case should be held in light of any case establishing limitations on Congressional power to criminalize areas of traditional state respons…
18-6282 Iseal Dixon v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-10-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP 2nd-amendment civil-rights commerce-clause congressional-authority constitutional-challenge constitutional-limits criminal-law due-process facial-challenge federal-firearms-law firearm-possession intrastate-possession second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is facially unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause, and is unconstitutional …
18-6006 Gerson Gonzalez Tovar v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-09-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP child-pornography constitutional-limits criminal-law criminal-sanctions criminal-statute due-process interstate-commerce plain-error plain-error-review statutory-interpretation sufficiency-of-evidence sullivan-v-louisiana Whether 18 U.S.C. §2251 authorizes conviction upon proof that materials used to produce child-pornography crossed state-lines at an unspecified-prior-…
18-5882 Daniel Vela v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-09-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP commerce-clause constitutional-limits criminal-law federal-power felon-in-possession gun-control police-power second-amendment statutory-interpretation Does the federal Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)) exceed Congress's authority to regulate under the Commerce …
18-5879 Emory Dickson Eneh v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-09-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP commerce-clause congressional-authority constitutional-limits criminal-law federal-power federal-statute felon-in-possession gun-control police-power second-amendment Does the federal Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)) exceed Congress's authority to regulate under the Commerce …
18-5762 Pedro Garcia v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2018-08-24 Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP commerce-clause congressional-authority constitutional-law constitutional-limits criminal-law due-process facial-challenge federal-criminal-law firearm-possession firearms intrastate-possession second-amendment standing statutory-interpretation Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is facially unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause, and is unconstitutional …
18-192 J. B. R. v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-08-14 Denied age-of-criminal-responsibility constitutional-limits constitutional-punishment criminal-prosecution death-penalty due-process first-degree-murder juvenile-justice juvenile-offender juvenile-offenders life-imprisonment prosecutorial-discretion statutory-interpretation statutory-punishment Whether the Due Process Clause forbids the Government from prosecuting an individual who was a juvenile at the time of the crime under a statute that …
18-161 Detroit International Bridge Company, Inc., et al. v. Department of State, et al. District of Columbia 2018-08-07 Dismissed civil-rights due-process international-agreements separation-of-powers standing ' non-delegation' compact-clause congress-power constitutional-delegation constitutional-limits delegation-of-power executive-agency foreign-power intelligible-principle state-compact state-foreign-power Whether Congress may delegate to an Executive Agency the duty the Constitution expressly assigns to Congress to decide whether to Consent' to an 'Agre…
18-5444 Kenyan Deon Buchanan v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-08-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP commerce-clause commerce-clause-limits commerce-clause-limits,criminal-law,federal-power, constitutional-limits criminal-law due-process federal-criminal-law federal-power felon-in-possession firearms interstate-commerce mens-rea statutory-interpretation united-states-v-lopez Whether the federal Unlawful Felon in Possession of a Firearm statute (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)) exceeds Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause
18-5304 Raymond Sanchez Lopez v. United States Fifth Circuit 2018-07-20 Denied Response WaivedIFP child-pornography commerce-clause constitutional-limits criminal-law criminal-sanctions due-process interstate-commerce plain-error-review statutory-interpretation sufficiency-of-evidence sullivan-v-louisiana Whether 18 U.S.C. §2252A(5)(B) authorizes conviction upon proof that materials used to produce child pornography once crossed state lines at an unspec…