Mckesson v. Doe
Petition dismissed pursuant to Rule 46 on March 23, 2020
Issue: Whether the First Amendment and the Supreme Court"s decision in NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. foreclose a state-law negligence action making a "leader" of a protest demonstration personally liable in damages for injuries inflicted by an unidentified person"s violent act there, when it is undisputed that the leader neither authorized, directed nor ratified the perpetrator"s act, nor engaged in or incited violence of any kind.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petitions of the week (Andrew Hamm, February 14, 2020)
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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10/25/2019 | Application (19A458) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 6, 2019 to December 6, 2019, submitted to Justice Alito. |
10/25/2019 | Application (19A458) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until December 6, 2019. |
12/06/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 9, 2020) |
01/08/2020 | Brief amicus curiae of National Police Association filed. |
03/04/2020 | Motion to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 46.2 filed. |
03/23/2020 | Petition Dismissed - Rule 46. |