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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

Proceedings

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