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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
Conference history
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Proceedings
- Aug 10 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 14, 2026)