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Alexander P. Bebris v. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 24-5067 · judgment January 6, 2025
Questions presented
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Does an entity, regardless of its method or location of its incorporation, bedome an "authority" of the United States when;
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the majority of funding for said entity is provided by the federal government; (2) that entity is specifically named and directed by statute to perform particular functions and actions; f:' and, (3) a subset of the directed statutory mandates include the exercise of power(s) [law enforcement] that have been reserved to the sovereign?
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If an entity is found to be an "authority" of the United States in meeting question #1 in the affirmative, is that entity subject to the provisions of 5 USC 552 ("The Freedom of Information Act")?
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Does an entity, regardless of how and where it is incorporated, become a "de facto" agency of the United States under Article II of the United States Constitution where that entity has been granted a special law enforcement authority by Congress? i.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Alexander P. Bebris
For respondent
Barbara Anne Smith
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Aug 21 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Aug 01 2025Waiver of right of respondent NCMEC to respond filed.
- May 30 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 15, 2025)
- Mar 25 2025Application (24A908) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 5, 2025.
- Mar 13 2025Application (24A908) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 6, 2025 to June 5, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.