United States v. Bowman

260 U.S. 94·1922

What the Court Decided

The Court held that criminal statutes are presumed to apply only within U.S. territory unless Congress explicitly extends them to conduct abroad.

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Cited In

Ahmad Abouammo v. United States

2025 Term · 25-5146

Establishes the foundational principle that federal criminal statutes are presumed not to apply extraterritorially unless Congress clearly intends otherwise; directly relevant to determining the geographic scope of the statutes at issue.