Abouammo v. United States
Decided June 11, 2026. Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 25-5146 · 608 U.S. ___ (2026)
Holding
A defendant charged with knowingly falsifying a document with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation in violation of 18 U. S. C. §1519 must be tried in the district where the falsification occurred; the defendant cannot be tried in a different district where the investigation was located because no “conduct constituting the offense” happened there.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
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