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Aaron Thomas Mitchell v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 25-1795 · judgment March 24, 2026
Pending
Question presented
Whether the Commerce Clause permits Congress to deem all vehicles “instrumentalities of interstate commerce,” a theory that would authorize federal regulation of virtually any local activity and collapse the Constitution’s division of authority between the national and state governments.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Stephanie Kathryn Bond
Attorney at Law
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Federalism (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
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Proceedings
- Oct 08 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 13, 2026.
- Oct 07 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 14, 2026 to November 13, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 14 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 14, 2026.
- Sep 11 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 14, 2026 to October 14, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 10 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 14, 2026)