Mckesson v. Doe
Petition for certiorari denied on April 15, 2024
Issue: Whether the First Amendment and this 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, when it is undisputed that the leader neither authorized, directed, nor ratified the perpetrator"s act, nor engaged in or intended violence of any kind.
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Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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08/30/2023 | Application (23A209) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 14, 2023 to October 5, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito. |
09/06/2023 | Application (23A209) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 5, 2023. |
10/05/2023 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 9, 2023) |
11/07/2023 | Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Scholar John D. Inazu filed. |
11/08/2023 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed. |
11/09/2023 | Brief amici curiae of Floyd Abrams, et al. filed. |
11/09/2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center filed. |
11/09/2023 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed. |
11/28/2023 | Waiver of right of respondent John Doe to respond filed. |
11/29/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024. |
12/04/2023 | Response Requested. (Due January 3, 2024) |
12/15/2023 | Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed. |
01/03/2024 | Brief of respondent John Doe in opposition filed. |
01/17/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024. |
01/22/2024 | Reply of petitioner DeRay Mckesson filed. (Distributed) |
02/20/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2024. |
02/26/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2024. |
03/11/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024. |
03/18/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024. |
03/25/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024. |
04/08/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024. |
04/15/2024 | Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Sotomayor respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-373_8njq.pdf'>Opinion</a>) |