Berisha v. Lawson
Petition for certiorari denied on June 7, 2021. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. Justice Gorsuch, dissenting from the denial of certiorari.
Issue
Whether the Supreme Court should overrule the "actual malice" requirement it imposed on public figure defamation plaintiffs.
Feb 1, 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 8, 2021)Feb 17, 2021Waiver of right of respondents Guy Lawson, et al. to respond filed.
Feb 24, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
Mar 17, 2021Response Requested. (Due April 16, 2021)
Mar 23, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 16, 2021 to May 17, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.Mar 24, 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 17, 2021.
May 17, 2021Brief of respondents Guy Lawson, et al. in opposition filed.May 25, 2021Reply of petitioner Shkelzen Berisha filed.Jun 1, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
Jun 21, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/24/2021.
Jul 1, 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2021.
Jul 2, 2021Petition DENIED. Justice Thomas, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) Justice Gorsuch, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
Recommended Citation: Berisha v. Lawson, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/berisha-v-lawson/