No. 25A484
Ralph Kevin Tovar v. United States
Tags: circuit-split federal-criminal-law interstate-commerce jurisdictional-element sex-trafficking statutory-interpretation
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Question Presented (from Petition)
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the use of internet-based interstate communication instrumentalities alone is sufficient to satisfy the 'in or affecting interstate commerce' element for federal sex trafficking criminal statutes
Docket Entries
2025-10-29
Application (25A484) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 8, 2025.
2025-10-23
Application (25A484) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 6, 2025 to December 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Ralph Tovar
Sara Wilson Kane — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent