No. 19-8669
William M. Tyson v. United States
IFP
Tags: circuit-split constitutional-law criminal-law due-process first-amendment mistake-of-age-defense statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit erred in ruling that a mistake-of-age defense need not be read into 18 U.S.C. §2251 (a) in order to avoid the statute being in violation of the First Amendment?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit erred in ruling that a mistake-of-age defense need not be read into 18 U.S.C. §2251(a) in order to avoid the statute being in violation of the First Amendment?
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-07
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2020-07-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 12, 2020.
2020-07-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 13, 2020 to August 12, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-06-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 13, 2020)
Attorneys
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
William Tyson
John Albert Abom — Abom & Kutulakis LLC, Petitioner