| 19-1145 |
Ng Lap Seng v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2020-03-18 |
Denied |
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bribery bribery-of-foreign-officials criminal-prosecution foreign-corrupt-practices-act international-organizations mcdonnell-v-united-states official-act quasi-sovereign-public-international-entities statutory-interpretation united-nations |
Whether the generic term 'organization' in §666 should be construed to include quasi-sovereign public international entities like the United Nations |
| 19-1000 |
Heon-Cheol Chi v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-02-10 |
Denied |
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bribery corrupt-intent criminal-intent foreign-bribery intent-to-influence mcdonnell-v-united-states money-laundering official-act public-official statutory-interpretation |
Whether 'an offense against a foreign nation involving .. . bribery of a public official' under 18 U.S.C. § 1956(c)(7)(B) requires generic bribery of … |
| 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… |
| 19-5464 |
Mark A. Ciavarella, Jr. v. United States |
Third Circuit |
2019-08-05 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
effective-assistance-of-counsel honest-services-mail-fraud ineffective-assistance jury-instructions mail-fraud mcdonnell-v-united-states official-act procedural-default statute-of-limitations |
Whether Petitioner was denied effective assistance of counsel as a result of the deprivation of a viable statute of limitations defense with respect t… |
| 18-9001 |
Steven P. Reed v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2019-04-26 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
campaign-finance due-process fair-notice federal-power federal-prosecution mcdonnell-v-united-states money-laundering state-campaign-finance-law state-regulation wire-fraud |
Can the federal government convict a politician for complying with a state's ambiguous campaign finance law? |
| 18-8935 |
Scott B. Miserendino, Sr. v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2019-04-23 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-law bribery-conviction buck-v-davis certificate-of-appealability civil-procedure civil-rights due-process federal-jurisdiction mcdonnell-v-united-states official-act question-not-identified section-2255-petition standing takings |
Whether the lower court erred in dismissing petitioner's claims for lack of standing and failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted |