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City of Memphis v. Cole

Petition for certiorari denied on June 5, 2017
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-1204 6th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2016

Issues: (1) Whether there exists a fundamental right to intrastate travel under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, and, if so, what level of scrutiny applies; and (2) whether, in a civil trial involving fundamental rights, if a district court instructs a jury using strict scrutiny and the court of appeals determines a lower level of scrutiny should have been used, the erroneous jury instructions can be affirmed as harmless error.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Apr 4 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2017)
Apr 26 2017Brief of respondents Lakendus Cole, et al. in opposition filed.
May 15 2017Reply of petitioner City of Memphis, Tennessee filed. (Distributed)
May 16 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 1, 2017.
Jun 5 2017Petition DENIED.