Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Park, No. Crim. No. 16-cr-0009 (TSC) (D.D.C.) (279 F.Supp.3d 170) (February 28, 2018) (Judge Tanya S. Chutkin) by Here Judge Chutkan a 2013 amendment to the PROTECT ACT, namely 18 U.S.C. § 2423(c), was unconstitutional under the Foreign Commerce Clause as applied to Defendants who temporarily or permanently …

U.S. v. Bollinger, No. 14-4086 (4th Cir.) (798 F.3d 201) (August 19, 2015) (Judge Roger L. Gregory) by Larry Bollinger, an ordained Lutheran minister, moved to Haiti in 2004 with his wife to oversee a large ministry outside of Port Au Prince. The religious center included a school that served …

U.S. v. Weingarten, No. 09-2043-cr (2nd Cir.) (632 F.3d 60) (January 18, 2011) (Judge Debra Ann Livingston) by Defendant's conviction for travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct is reversed where travel by a U.S. citizen between two foreign countries, absent any territorial nexus to the U.S., did …

In Re: Any and All Funds or Other Assets in Brown Brothers Harriman Account # 8870792, No. 09-5065 (D.C. Cir.) (613 F.3d 1122) (July 16, 2010) (Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh) by Here the Court refused to expand the U.S. Justice Department's ability to restrain assets in the United States pursuant …