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Mark Alan Deakins v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-5223 · judgment September 10, 2025
Certiorari denied · April 20, 2026
Questions presented
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For the purposes of the enhanced penalties of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(e), when does a prior conviction “relat[e] to the sexual exploitation of children”?
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For the purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a), when is material merely “in” interstate or foreign commerce, as opposed to “in or affecting” interstate or foreign commerce?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Howard Walton Anderson III
Law Office of Howard W Anderson III LLC
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Proceedings
- Apr 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 26 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Mar 17 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 26 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 3, 2026)
- Dec 18 2025Application (25A702) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 26, 2026.
- Dec 12 2025Application (25A702) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 12, 2026 to February 26, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.