No. 18-5194
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-875d criminal-law extortion hobbs-act reputation reputational-harm rule-of-lenity scheidler-v-now statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2018-09-24
Question Presented (from Petition)
Does Hobbs Act extortion encompass threats to reputation, as opposed to threats of physical injury or economic harm, as suggested strongly by the statute's text and in comparison to 18 U.S.C. § 875(d)?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether threats to reputational harm fall within the ambit of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951
Docket Entries
2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-07-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-07-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 9, 2018)
Attorneys
Teofil Brank
Ethan Atticus Balogh — Coleman & Balogh LLP, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent