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Thepetition of the day is:

17-1099

Issues:(1) Whether the anti-spoofing provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, 7 U.S.C. 6c(a)(5)(C), is unconstitutionally vague; and (2) whether placing genuine open-market orders that could be and, in some instances, were executed can constitute commodity fraud under 18 U.S.C. 1348(1) based solely on the traders purported intent in placing the orders.

Cases: Coscia v. United States

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 7, 2018, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2018/03/petition-of-the-day-1337/