No. 19-1245October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Kwushue v. United States
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed with the Supreme Court, asking the justices to review a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed with the Supreme Court, asking the justices to review a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the "deliberate ignorance" instruction, which permits a jury to find that a defendant had "knowledge" of a fact if he "consciously avoided" learning it, is consistent with the "knowledge" requirement of the federal health care fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering statutes, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1347, 1343, and 1957?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released May 26, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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