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Oscar Dillon, III v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 25-2128 · judgment August 11, 2025
Question presented
In Fischer, 144 S. Ct. at 2185, this Supreme Court focused on what conduct was prohibited by the "otherwise" clause in 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) and emphasized that its broad language is cabined by the narrow terms that precede it in § 1512(c)(1). Here, the question presented is whether the lower courts construed the two subsections independently, applying the statute exactly backwards -- in Mr. Dillon’s case?'
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Oscar Dillon III
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
Order
Order list, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 22 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 16 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Nov 21 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 30, 2026)