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Location
Southern District
During argument over venue, Turner maintained that projecting Silk Road into the district supported venue for the charges. Dratel disputed that website availability alone was sufficient and distinguished cases involving connected conduct in the Southern District.
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The district was the focus of a venue dispute over whether website transmissions established a sufficient connection to the charged offenses.