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Robert Matthew Bowman v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-11083 · judgment July 10, 2025


Certiorari denied · November 17, 2025

Question presented

I. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B) authorizes conviction upon proof that a phone containing child pornography once crossed state lines at an unspecified prior time, when there is no evidence that the possession of child pornography itself caused such movement? II. Whether Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution permits Congress to impose criminal sanctions for all conduct undertaken using materials that have moved in interstate commerce, however remotely, whether or not the criminal conduct caused such movement?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Loui Itoh Mokodean
Federal Public Defender's Office NDTX

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 17 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 30 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
  3. Oct 28 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Oct 08 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 10, 2025)