Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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21-171 | 8th Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2021 |
Issue: Whether 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b), which prohibits using a facility or means of interstate commerce to “persuade, induce, entice, or coerce” a minor to engage in any sexual activity that is forbidden by state law, sweeps in any conduct that simply attempts to cause commission of unlawful sexual activity (as the court below and some other Circuits have held), or whether the verbs also require something more—an effort by the defendant to transform the minor’s will, alter the minor’s mental state, or otherwise secure the minor’s assent (as several other Circuits have held).
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Aug 03 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 7, 2021) |
Aug 16 2021 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
Aug 18 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021. |
Aug 26 2021 | Response Requested. (Due September 27, 2021) |
Sep 22 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 27, 2021 to October 27, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
Sep 23 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 27, 2021. |
Oct 27 2021 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
Nov 10 2021 | Reply of petitioner Joel Zupnik filed. |
Nov 16 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021. |
Dec 06 2021 | Petition DENIED. |