Timothy Sean Coogle v. United States

Whether the statutory gatekeeping function assigned to the courts of appeals under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b) is satisfied when the court issues a rubber-stamp denial that does not address any of the criteria Congress requires for authorizing a successive habeas petition.

Whether, after Counterman v. Colorado, the First Amendment requires the Government to prove that a defendant charged under 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) had a subjective intent to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, rather than allowing conviction under an objective “reasonable person” standard.

Whether due process permits a § 2422(b) conviction based on ambiguous online speech that does not clearly establish either the defendant’s subjective intent or a violation of the elements needed to convict.