Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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22-939 | 1st Cir. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Issues: (1) Whether the First Amendment tolerates criminal prosecution for alleged defamation of a public official; and (2) whether New Hampshire’s common law of civil defamation is too vague to define a criminal restriction on speech, particularly where the state authorizes police departments to initiate prosecutions without the participation of a licensed attorney.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Jan 19 2023 | Application (22A663) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 6, 2023 to March 23, 2023, submitted to Justice Jackson. |
Jan 24 2023 | Application (22A663) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until March 23, 2023. |
Mar 23 2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 27, 2023) |
Apr 17 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 27, 2023 to June 12, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
Apr 19 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 12, 2023. |
Apr 27 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed. |
Apr 27 2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute For Free Speech filed. |
Apr 27 2023 | Brief amici curiae of University of Virginia School of Law First Amendment Clinic, et al. filed. |
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