Slough v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on May 14, 2018
Issue: (1) Whether private security guards contracted by the State Department to provide diplomatic security in Iraq, performing that State Department responsibility at the time of the charged offense conduct, are "employed by the Armed Forces outside the United States" under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, 18 U.S.C. §" 3261(a)(1), 3267(1)(A); and (2) whether a trial court violates criminal defendants" right to jury trial by removing the disputed issue of venue from the jury.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, March 9, 2018)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/05/2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2018) |
| 02/27/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 9, 2018 to April 9, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 02/28/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 9, 2018. |
| 04/09/2018 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 04/23/2018 | Reply of petitioners Paul A. Slough, et al. filed. |
| 04/24/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018. |
| 05/14/2018 | Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |