No. 25-675

Lawrence Rudolph v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-interpretation federal-prosecution forum-shopping prosecutorial-discretion tenth-circuit venue-statute
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Tenth Circuit erred in interpreting a federal venue statute enacted by the First Congress to mean the government can prosecute a federal crime committed abroad in any district it chooses, even while conceding that the statute's plain text, like the Constitution's Venue and Vicinage Clauses, bars prosecutorial forum-shopping.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Tenth Circuit erred in interpreting a federal venue statute to allow prosecution of a federal crime committed abroad in any district chosen by the government, despite the statute's plain text barring prosecutorial forum-shopping

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-15
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-12-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 9, 2026)

Attorneys

Lawrence Rudolph
Ricardo J. BascuasUniversity of Miami School of Law, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent