Robert D. Thorson v. United States
1) MAY CONGRESS ENACT BROAD AND SWEEPING STATUTES TO PROHIBIT THE PRODUCTION AND POSSESSION OF PERSONAL IMAGES OF INTIMATE AND LAWFUL CONDUCT WITHOUT EXPECTATION IN AN EFFORT TO PROHIBIT AND SUPPRESS UNLAWFUL CONDUCT WITH PROTECTED SPEECH?
2) MAY POLICE SUBJECT A SUSPECT'S CELL PHONE IN AN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN PROBABLE CAUSE IN OBTAIN A SEARCH WARRANT TO SEARCH THAT PARTICULAR PHONE?
3) MAY A DISTRICT COURT POSTPONE OR DELAY CONDUCTING A FORMAL HEARING UNTIL AFTER ALL PRETRIAL MOTIONS HAVE BEEN FILED AND RULED UPON?
4) DOES A TRIAL COURT VIOLATE THE SIXTH AND EIGHTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS CONTINUANCES AS A MATTER OF NINTH CIRCUIT PRECEDENT, OR DOES IT CONFLICT WITH CONGRESS' INTENTION WHEN ENACTING THE SPEEDY TRIAL ACT OF 1974, 18 U.S.C. §3161(h)(7)(C)?
Whether Congress may enact broad and sweeping statutes to prohibit the production and possession of personal images of intimate and lawful conduct in an effort to prohibit and suppress lawful conduct and protected speech