No. 19-912
Albert T. Robles v. United States
Tags: bribery campaign-contribution campaign-contributions federal-officials federal-statute first-amendment hobbs-act quid-pro-quo
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment HabeasCorpus
FirstAmendment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference:
2020-05-15
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether conviction of a federal bribery charge against a state or local official under 18 U.S.C. § 666 requires proof of a quid pro quo where the alleged bribe is a campaign contribution presumptively protected under the First Amendment?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether conviction of a federal bribery charge against a state or local official under 18 U.S.C. § 666 requires proof of a quid pro quo where the alleged bribe is a campaign contribution presumptively protected under the First Amendment?
Docket Entries
2020-05-18
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-29
Reply of petitioner Albert Robles filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-04-10
Brief of respondent United States of America in opposition filed.
2020-04-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 10, 2020.
2020-04-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 8, 2020 to April 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-03-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 8, 2020.
2020-03-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 9, 2020 to April 8, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-02-06
Response Requested. (Due March 9, 2020)
2020-02-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-31
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-01-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 21, 2020)
2019-11-12
Application (19A521) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 18, 2020.
2019-11-08
Application (19A521) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 20, 2019 to January 18, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
Albert Robles
Erik S. Jaffe — Schaerr | Jaffe LLP, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent