Keister v. Bell
Petition for certiorari denied on March 20, 2023
Issues: (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit erred in relying on the government’s (or its delegee’s) intent to regulate speech in determining that public sidewalks adjacent to government buildings are not traditional public forums, in conflict with decisions by this court and numerous circuits; and (2) whether the status of a public sidewalk as a protected traditional public forum should be determined by the text, history and tradition of the First Amendment rather than by an indeterminate multi-factor balancing test.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Aug 05 2022 | Application (22A112) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 24, 2022 to October 23, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Aug 09 2022 | Application (22A112) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 24, 2022. |
| Sep 08 2022 | Application (22A112) to extend further the time from September 24, 2022 to October 24, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas. |
| Sep 14 2022 | Application (22A112) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until October 24, 2022. |
| Oct 21 2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 25, 2022) |
| Nov 16 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. |
| Nov 18 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. |
| Nov 21 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
| Nov 22 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law and Justice filed. |
| Nov 23 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed. |
| Nov 23 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Young America's Foundation filed. |
| Dec 07 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023. |
| Dec 14 2022 | Response Requested. (Due January 13, 2023) |
| Dec 20 2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 13, 2023 to February 13, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jan 05 2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 13, 2023. |
| Feb 10 2023 | Brief of respondents Stuart Bell, in His Official Capacity as President of the University of Alabama, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Mar 01 2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023. |
| Mar 01 2023 | Reply of petitioner Rodney Keister filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 20 2023 | Petition DENIED. |
