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Joseph A. Ferriero v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 15-4064 · judgment August 4, 2017
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Third Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and counsel who has filed here before.
Questions presented
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Does the term “bribery” as used in either the Travel Act, enacted in 1961, or RICO, enacted in 1970, include “bribery” of a local political party official, where such bribery is prohibited by state law, in light of the fact that no such offense was known to general American criminal law in the 1960s?
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Does extending the incorporation of state law “bribery” under federal criminal laws such as the Travel Act, wire fraud and RICO to reach local volunteer political party leaders violate the principles of federalism, Due Process vagueness, and First Amendment associational rights enforced by this Court’s recent decisions, including McDonnell v. United States, 579 U.S. —, 136 S.Ct. 2355 (2016)?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Peter Goldberger
For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
Proceedings
- Feb 20 2018Petition DENIED.
- Jan 31 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2018.
- Jan 23 2018Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Jan 11 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 16, 2018)
- Dec 08 2017Application (17A618) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 11, 2018.
- Dec 05 2017Application (17A618) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 12, 2017 to January 11, 2018, submitted to Justice Alito.