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Frasier v. Evans

Petition for certiorari denied on November 1, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-57 10th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: (1) Whether training or law enforcement policies can be relevant to whether a police officer is entitled to qualified immunity; and (2) whether it has been "clearly established" since at least 2014 that the First Amendment protects the right of individuals to record police officers carrying out their duties in public.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/08/2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 16, 2021)
07/21/2021Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Levi Frasier
08/06/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 16, 2021 to September 30, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
08/09/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 30, 2021.
08/13/2021Brief amici curiae of First Amendment Scholars filed.
08/13/2021Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 44 Media Organizations filed.
08/13/2021Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars of Qualified Immunity filed.
08/13/2021Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
08/16/2021Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
08/16/2021Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
08/16/2021Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
09/27/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 30, 2021 to October 7, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
09/28/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 7, 2021.
10/07/2021Brief of respondents Christopher Evans, et al. in opposition filed.
10/13/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
10/13/2021Reply of petitioner Levi Frasier filed. (Distributed)
11/01/2021Petition DENIED.