scheidler-v-now
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-892 | Mark N. Kirsch v. United States | Second Circuit | 2019-01-10 | Denied | Response Waived | civil-rights coercion due-process extortion extortion-statute property-transfer racketeering-act racketeering-conspiracy scheidler-precedent scheidler-v-now sekhar-precedent transferable-property union-contract | Whether pressuring a construction contractor to enter into a union contract meets the definition of generic extortion such that a racketeering act pre… |
| 18-5194 | Teofil Brank v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2018-07-10 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | 18-usc-875d criminal-law extortion hobbs-act reputation reputational-harm rule-of-lenity scheidler-v-now statutory-interpretation | Does Hobbs Act extortion encompass threats to reputation, as opposed to threats of physical injury or economic harm, as suggested strongly by the stat… |