Legal Opinion
United States v. Larry Bollinger
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 19, 2015No. 14-4086PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge HARRIS and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
This case examines the constitutional limits of Congress’s power to regulate the activities of U.S. citizens traveling and living abroad. Specifically, we consider whether Congress may prohibit individuals from engaging in non-commercial “illicit sexual conduct” after they “travel in foreign commerce.”
The district court upheld the legislation at issue, reasoning that Congress acted pursuant to its constitutional authority to implement an international…
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