Legal Opinion

United States v. Thomas

District Court, N.D. Iowa

Decided February 13, 2008No. 2:07-cv-01024PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

LINDA R. READE, Chief Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION.913

II. RELEVANT PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND.913

III. FACTUAL BACKGROUND.913

IV. ANALYSIS.914

A. Authority to Entertain Motion.914

B. Background on § 2250 and § 16913.915

C. Background on the Commerce Clause .916. 1 > >

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V.DISPOSITION. .922

I.INTRODUCTION

The matter before the court is Defendant Charles Thomas’s Motion to Dismiss (“Motion”) (docket no. 12).

II.RELEVANT PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

On November 28, 2007, a grand jury returned a one-count Indictment against Defendant. Count 1 of the Indictment charges:

Betwe…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  5. United States v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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