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SCOTUS Overturns Twitter Ex-Employee Obstruction Conviction Over Jurisdiction

6/11/2026

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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo’s obstruction conviction because the falsified document originated in Seattle not San Francisco.
Justice Elena Kagan wrote that the law limits where a falsification case can be tried.
The Court left Abouammo’s unregistered foreign-agent and wire-fraud convictions untouched.
Prosecutors alleged Abouammo gave Saudi officials confidential Twitter information in exchange for a $42,000 watch and two $100,000 transfers.

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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo’s obstruction conviction because the falsified document originated in Seattle not San Francisco.
Justice Elena Kagan wrote that the law limits where a falsification case can be tried.
The Court left Abouammo’s unregistered foreign-agent and wire-fraud convictions untouched.
Prosecutors alleged Abouammo gave Saudi officials confidential Twitter information in exchange for a $42,000 watch and two $100,000 transfers.