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In Re John Alan Conroy

IFP petition


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Questions presented

  1. Does the "Aggregate Effects" doctrine under Gonzales v Raich , 545 US 1 (2005) expand fed eral prosecution powers beyond the original limits designated by the United States Constitution under the Commerce Clause?

  2. Have the Lower Courts misapplied the "Aggregate Effects" doctrine under Gonzales v Raich, to 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a), where intrastate challenges by Gonzales v Raich and other case law were denied relief where the statute specifically mentions intrastate activities, such as the Controlled Substances Act in Gonzales v Raich? . 3_.. Doe_s_JGQn.gr-e.s.s ...have, the—Con-s-ti-tutional -a-uthor-i-t-y -to- -reg-ul-ate purely intrastate activity including widely available internet content when there is no economic impact, under a standard set by this Court in United States v Morrison, 528 US 598 (2000)?

  3. Under Title 18, U.S.C. § 2251(a), is there proper Fair Notice, as set forth by this Court in Fasulo v United States, 272 U.S. 620 (1926); that a crime of purely intrastate production of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, ot child pornography, was defined by Congress as a federal criminal offense?

  4. Are the Congressional Findings of the "Child Pornography Pervention Act" of 2006 accurate today as to online content, freely available and anonymously, since technology has advanced, and there is no economic nexis for receipt or possession?

  5. Does anonymously entering into the online content of child

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John Alan Conroy

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 10 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. May 20 2025
    Petition for writ of habeas corpus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.