define-and-punish-clause
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-6715 | Cristian Chaverra Moreno v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2026-02-04 | Pending | Response WaivedIFP | congressional-power constitutional-interpretation define-and-punish-clause high-seas international-jurisdiction maritime-law | Under the Define and Punish Clause and the Founders' understanding of sea zones, does Congress have the authority to punish felonies that occur in ano… |
| 25-5584 | Virgilio Valencia-Gamboa v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2025-09-09 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | congressional-power criminal-jurisdiction define-and-punish-clause extraterritorial-jurisdiction international-law maritime-drug-law | Are Congress's powers under the Define and Punish Clause inherently limited by international law, and does the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act excee… |
| 25-5506 | Carlos Daniel Canario-Vilomar v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2025-08-28 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | congressional-power define-and-punish-clause extraterritorial-jurisdiction high-seas-enforcement international-law maritime-drug-law | Are Congress's powers under the Define and Punish Clause inherently limited by international law, and does the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act excee… |
| 23-6378 | Gilmer Diaz-Jaramillo v. United States | First Circuit | 2023-12-28 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | criminal-jurisdiction criminal-procedure define-and-punish-clause due-process felony-on-high-seas foreign-nationals interlocutory-review maritime-drug-enforcement maritime-law standing subject-matter-jurisdiction | Whether denial of a pretrial challenge to the court's subject matter jurisdiction under the Maritime Drug Enforcement Law warrants interlocutory revie… |
| 23-6044 | Cristian Rodriguez v. United States | First Circuit | 2023-11-17 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | criminal-procedure define-and-punish-clause felonies-on-high-seas felony-on-the-high-seas international-law laws-of-nations maritime-drug-enforcement-law maritime-law piracy-principles subject-matter-jurisdiction | Whether denial of a pretrial challenge to the court's subject matter jurisdiction under the Maritime Drug Enforcement Law warrants interlocutory revie… |
| 19-6546 | Elmer Misael Garcia Ramirez v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2019-11-07 | Denied | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | constitutional-authority define-and-punish-clause due-process high-seas international-law international-waters jurisdiction maritime-law nexus | Whether the trial court lacked jurisdiction because neither the U.S. Constitution nor any theory of international law permits jurisdiction to be asser… |
| 18-6248 | Antonio Mercedes-Rijo v. United States | First Circuit | 2018-10-09 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | congressional-power criminal-procedure define-and-punish-clause drug-trafficking due-process federal-jurisdiction high-seas mitigating-role sentencing sentencing-guidelines sentencing-guidelines-3b1.2 statutory-interpretation united-states-sentencing-commission | Whether the Petitioner's Mitigating Role Should of Been Adjusted In Accordance With The United States Sentencing Guidelines § 3B1.2 |