United States v. Kebodeaux
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-418 | 5th Cir. |
Apr 17, 2013 Tr.Aud. |
TBD | TBD | TBD | OT 2012 |
Issue: (1) Whether the court of appeals erred in conducting its constitutional analysis on the premise that respondent was not under a federal registration obligation until the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) was enacted, when pre-SORNA federal law obligated him to register as a sex offender; and (2) whether the court of appeals erred in holding that Congress lacks the Article I authority to provide for criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a)(2)(A), as applied to a person who was convicted of a sex offense under federal law and completed his criminal sentence before SORNA was enacted.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Argument review: Looking for limits on congressional authority
- Argument preview: Can Congress punish a former sex offender for failure to register?
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| Oct 4 2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2012) |
| Oct 16 2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 5, 2012. |
| Dec 5 2012 | Brief of respondent Anthony James Kebodeaux in opposition filed. |
| Dec 5 2012 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Anthony James Kebodeaux. |
| Dec 19 2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 11, 2013. |
| Dec 21 2012 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 11 2013 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. |
| Jan 11 2013 | Petition GRANTED. |
| Feb 11 2013 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, April 17, 2013 |
| Feb 25 2013 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner United States. |
| Feb 25 2013 | Brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Feb 28 2013 | Record received from the U.S.D.C. Western District of Texas, El Paso Division. (1 Box) |
| Mar 4 2013 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Mar 8 2013 | CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 15 2013 | Record from U.S.C.A. for 5th Circuit is electronic. |
| Mar 27 2013 | Brief of respondent Anthony James Kebodeaux filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 1 2013 | Record from U.S.C.A. for 5th Circuit is electronic. |
| Apr 3 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 10 2013 | Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 17 2013 | Argued. For petitioner: Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent: M. Carolyn Fuentes, Assistant Federal Public Defender, San Antonio, Tex. |





