U.S. v. BOLLINGER

No. 14-4086.

798 F.3d 201 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Michael BOLLINGER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: August 19, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Anthony J. Colangelo , Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, for Appellant. Amy Elizabeth Ray , Office of the United States Attorney, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Anthony G. Scheer , Rawls, Scheer, Foster, Mingo & Culp, PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Anne M. Tompkins , United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge HARRIS and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.


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."

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