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Paul A. Slough, et al. v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 15-3078, 15-3079, 15-3080, 15-3081 · judgment August 4, 2017

Certiorari denied · May 14, 2018

Pre-decision estimate: 8% cert probability (95% interval 5%–12%)

Before the decision, about 1.9× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a D.C. Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Questions presented

Were private security guards contracted by the State Department to provide diplomatic security in Iraq, who were performing that State Department responsibility at the time of charged offense conduct, “employed by the Armed Forces outside the United States” under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3261(a)(1), 3267(1)(A)?
Does a trial court violate criminal defendants’ right to jury trial by removing the disputed issue of venue from the jury? .

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Bruce C. Bishop
Steptoe LLP

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

May 14 2018
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Apr 24 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
Apr 23 2018
Reply of petitioners Paul A. Slough, et al. filed.
Apr 09 2018
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Feb 28 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 9, 2018.
Feb 27 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 9, 2018 to April 9, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Feb 05 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2018)