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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

DateProceedings and Orders
Oct 4 2012Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2012)
Oct 16 2012Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 5, 2012.
Dec 5 2012Brief of respondent Anthony James Kebodeaux in opposition filed.
Dec 5 2012Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Anthony James Kebodeaux.
Dec 19 2012DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 11, 2013.
Dec 21 2012Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Jan 11 2013Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Jan 11 2013Petition GRANTED.
Feb 11 2013SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Feb 25 2013Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner United States.
Feb 25 2013Brief of petitioner United States filed.
Feb 28 2013Record received from the U.S.D.C. Western District of Texas, El Paso Division. (1 Box)
Mar 4 2013Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Mar 8 2013CIRCULATED.
Mar 15 2013Record from U.S.C.A. for 5th Circuit is electronic.
Mar 27 2013Brief of respondent Anthony James Kebodeaux filed. (Distributed)
Apr 1 2013Record from U.S.C.A. for 5th Circuit is electronic.
Apr 3 2013Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. (Distributed)
Apr 10 2013Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Apr 17 2013Argued. 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.