Crawley v. Minnesota

Petition for certiorari denied on March 4, 2013

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
12-698	Minn.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2012

Issue: Whether the First Amendment allows a state to selectively criminalize defamation of the police, banning defamation expressing anti-police views while permitting knowing false statements expressing pro-police views.

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Petition of the day (Mary Pat Dwyer, February 16, 2013)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
12/03/2012	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 7, 2013)
12/10/2012	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner.
01/02/2013	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 22, 2013.
01/21/2013	Brief of respondent Minnesota in opposition filed.
01/31/2013	Reply of petitioner Melissa Crawley filed.
02/06/2013	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 22, 2013.
02/25/2013	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 1, 2013.
03/04/2013	Petition DENIED.