No. 25-163
Corrigan Clay v. United States
Tags: constitutional-interpretation criminal-statute extraterritorial-jurisdiction foreign-commerce-clause missouri-v-holland optional-protocol
Latest Conference:
2025-11-14
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether the Foreign Commerce Clause empowers Congress to criminalize private, non-commercial conduct that occurs entirely abroad.
2. Whether Missouri v. Holland, 252 U.S. 416 (1920), allows Congress to criminalize private, non-commercial conduct that occurs entirely abroad under the guise of implementing the Optional Protocol.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Foreign Commerce Clause empowers Congress to criminalize private, non-commercial conduct that occurs entirely abroad and whether Missouri v. Holland allows Congress to criminalize such conduct under the guise of implementing the Optional Protocol
Docket Entries
2025-11-17
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
2025-10-28
Reply of Corrigan Clay submitted.
2025-10-28
Reply of petitioner Corrigan Clay filed. (Distributed)
2025-10-10
Brief of United States in opposition submitted.
2025-10-10
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2025-09-04
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 10, 2025.
2025-09-02
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 10, 2025 to October 10, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-08-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2025)
2025-07-07
Application (24A1124) granted by Justice Alito further extending the time to file until August 7, 2025.
2025-07-01
Application (24A1124) to extend further the time from July 17, 2025 to August 7, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
2025-05-22
Application (24A1124) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 17, 2025.
2025-05-19
Application (24A1124) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 17, 2025 to July 17, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Corrigan Clay
Tobias Samuel Loss-Eaton — Sidley Austin LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent