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Ashu Joshi v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-2326 · judgment September 10, 2024
Before the decision, about 2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a circuit split argued in the petition, and an Eighth Circuit decision below.
Questions presented
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Whether the federal prosecution of Petitioner for sexual exploitation of a minor under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251(a), 2423(a), and 2252A(a)(2) is unconstitutional as applied, where Petitioner and his legally recognized spouse under Kentucky law were married at the time in question, the spouse was of sufficient age to consent under Kentucky law, and the federal statutes fail to provide an exception for marital relationships, in violation of the Fifth and Tenth Amendments.
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W hether Petitioner was denied effective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment given the constitutional infirmities discussed throughout.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ronald William Chapman II
Chapman Law Group
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
24A807
Order
Order list, June 2, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 02 2025Petition DENIED.
- May 13 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
- May 07 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Apr 21 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 23, 2025)
- Feb 20 2025Application (24A807) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until April 21, 2025.
- Feb 18 2025Application (24A807) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 20, 2025 to April 21, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.