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Kaleb Layne Nix v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-11086 · judgment August 4, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026

Question presented

I. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 2251 authorizes conviction upon proof that materials used to produce child pornography once crossed state lines at an unspecified prior occasion, when there is no evidence that the production or 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
Kevin Joel Page

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 11 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  3. Nov 12 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Nov 03 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 5, 2025)