Berisha v. Lawson
Petition for certiorari denied on June 7, 2021. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. Justice Gorsuch, dissenting from the denial of certiorari.
Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should overrule the “actual malice” requirement it imposed on public figure defamation plaintiffs.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Feb 01 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 8, 2021) |
| Feb 17 2021 | Waiver of right of respondents Guy Lawson, et al. to respond filed. |
| Feb 24 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021. |
| Mar 17 2021 | Response Requested. (Due April 16, 2021) |
| Mar 23 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 16, 2021 to May 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Mar 24 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 17, 2021. |
| May 17 2021 | Brief of respondents Guy Lawson, et al. in opposition filed. |
| May 25 2021 | Reply of petitioner Shkelzen Berisha filed. |
| Jun 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021. |
| Jun 21 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021. |
| Jul 01 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021. |
| Jul 02 2021 | Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) Justice Gorsuch, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
