National Press Photographers Association v. Higgins
Petition for certiorari denied on October 7, 2024
Issue: (1) Whether journalists and news organizations whose First Amendment rights are chilled by an ambiguous criminal law have standing to bring a facial void-for-vagueness due process challenge; and (2) what level of scrutiny applies to a law using content- and speaker-based distinctions to prohibit taking and publishing certain drone images.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 04/09/2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 13, 2024) |
| 04/12/2024 | Waiver of right of respondents Steven McCraw and Dwight Mathis to respond filed. |
| 05/13/2024 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Association of Broadcasters and 17 Media Organizations filed. |
| 05/28/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2024. |
| 06/04/2024 | Response Requested. (Due July 5, 2024) |
| 06/11/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2024 to August 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 06/12/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2024. |
| 08/02/2024 | Brief of respondents Kelly Higgins, in His Official Capacity as District Attorney of Hays County, Texas, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 08/20/2024 | Reply of petitioners National Press Photographers Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 08/21/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| 10/07/2024 | Petition DENIED. |