No. 24A564

James Dean Hanapel v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-12-10
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: entrapment law-enforcement minor-solicitation online-sting sexual-exploitation undercover-operation
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment and entrapment doctrine limit law enforcement's ability to conduct online sting operations targeting potential sex offenders by using fictitious minor profiles

Docket Entries

2024-12-10
Application (24A564) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 14, 2025.
2024-11-09
Application (24A564) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 16, 2024 to February 14, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

James Dean Hanapel
James Dean Hanapel — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent