No. 25-61
Mark Murphy and Jennifer Murphy v. United States
Tags: circuit-split controlled-substances criminal-law drug-conspiracy jury-instructions statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference:
2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether, in a § 846 prosecution for conspiracy to violate § 841, a trial court errs if it fails to correctly instruct the jury on the elements of the § 841 offense.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether, in a § 846 prosecution for conspiracy to violate § 841, a trial court errs if it fails to correctly instruct the jury on the elements of the § 841 offense
Docket Entries
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-18
Amicus brief of University of Michigan Federal Appellate Litigation Clinic submitted.
2025-08-18
Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Judges Supporting Petitioners filed. (Distributed)
2025-08-18
Brief amici curiae of Former Federal Judges filed. (Distributed)
2025-08-18
Brief amicus curiae of University of Michigan Federal Appellate Litigation Clinic filed.
2025-08-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-29
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-07-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 18, 2025)
2025-04-10
Application (24A968) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 15, 2025.
2025-04-08
Application (24A968) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 15, 2025 to August 14, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Former Federal Judges Supporting Petitioners
Mark Murphy and Jennifer Murphy
Andrew Timothy Tutt — Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
University of Michigan Federal Appellate Litigation Clinic
Ronald William Chapman II — Chapman Law Group, Amicus