Ahmad Abouammo, Petitioner v. United States
Ahmad Abouammo, a former Twitter employee, was convicted of gathering nonpublic information for a Saudi official. The Supreme Court will decide if he can be tried in a judicial district where none of his actual criminal conduct occurred, based solely on where the effects of his actions were intended to be felt.
Case overview
- Dispute
- Ahmad Abouammo, a former Twitter employee, was convicted of gathering nonpublic information for a Saudi official. The Supreme Court will decide if he can be tried in a judicial district where none of his actual criminal conduct occurred, based solely on where the effects of his actions were intended to be felt.
- Issue
- The Court is deciding whether is venue proper in a district where no offense conduct took place, so long as the statute’s intent element “contemplates” effects that could occur there.
- Current posture
- Argued Mar 30, 2026.
Question
Question presented
Is venue proper in a district where no offense conduct took place, so long as the statute’s intent element “contemplates” effects that could occur there?
Plain English
The Court is deciding whether is venue proper in a district where no offense conduct took place, so long as the statute’s intent element “contemplates” effects that could occur there.
Procedural posture
- Originating court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Supreme Court review
- Granted Dec 5, 2025
- Argument
- Held Mar 30, 2026
- Opinion
- Not released
Who is watching
- Legal area
- Criminal Procedure
- Institutional path
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision under Supreme Court review
- What changes next
- The next public milestone is the Court's disposition.
- Term context
- Awaiting Decision in October Term 2025 (2025–2026)
Source trail
Primary materials plus reporting.
Plain-English explainer. Court records remain authoritative. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
MethodologyRefreshed May 17, 2026.
Primary materials
Supreme Court docket 25-5146
docket | May 17, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | May 17, 2026
Oral Arguments - Abouammo
audio | Mar 30, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
Petition
brief | Jul 16, 2025
Lower Court Orders/Opinions
order | Jun 5, 2025
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