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Sean Christopher Williams v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-5174 · judgment May 11, 2026

Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026

Question presented

Whether Procedural Due Process requires the United States to state in the charging instrument what “jurisdictional hook” it is relying on to prove the interstate commerce element of 18 U.S.C. §2251(a) such that a Defendant is properly on notice?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Mark Edwin Brown
Menefee & Brown, P.C.

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, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 13 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  3. Aug 05 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Jun 29 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 14, 2026)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixAppendix