Knox v. Pennsylvania

Petition for certiorari denied on April 15, 2019

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
18-949	Pa.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2018

Issue: Whether, to establish that a statement is a true threat unprotected by the First Amendment, the government must show that a "reasonable person" would regard the statement as a sincere threat of violence, or whether it is enough to show only the speaker"s subjective intent to threaten.

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Petitions of the week (Aurora Barnes, March 8, 2019)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/05/2018	Application (18A492) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 19, 2018 to January 18, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito.
11/07/2018	Application (18A492) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 18, 2019.
01/18/2019	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 21, 2019)
01/22/2019	Waiver of right of respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to respond filed.
01/25/2019	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jamal Knox.
01/30/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
02/04/2019	Response Requested. (Due March 6, 2019)
02/28/2019	Brief of respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in opposition filed.
03/05/2019	Affidavit of service and certificate of word count filed with respect to brief in opposition of respondent Pennsylvania.
03/06/2019	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
03/06/2019	Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Cato Institute and The Rutherford Institute.
03/06/2019	Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Michael Render ("Killer Mike"),Erik Nielson, and Other Artists and Scholars and other Artists and Scholars.
03/06/2019	Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Art Scholars and Historians.
03/12/2019	Reply of petitioner Jamal Knox filed.
03/20/2019	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
04/15/2019	Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Michael Render, et al. GRANTED.
04/15/2019	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers GRANTED.
04/15/2019	Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Cato Institute, et al. GRANTED.
04/15/2019	Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Art Scholars and Historians GRANTED.
04/15/2019	Petition DENIED.