Smith v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on June 13, 2022
Issue: (1) Whether the jury should have been allowed to convict the defendants on the hypothetical existence of all of the elements of a conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; and (2) whether the jury instruction " which, for example, asked the jury to find that "a conspirator was or would be employed by or associated with the enterprise" " violated the defendants" right to free speech in violation of the First Amendment by punishing mere talk.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 02/02/2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2022) |
| 03/02/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 9, 2022 to April 8, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/03/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 8, 2022. |
| 03/30/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 8, 2022 to May 9, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/31/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 9, 2022. |
| 05/09/2022 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 05/19/2022 | Reply of petitioners Jeff Garvin Smith, et al. filed. |
| 05/24/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022. |
| 06/13/2022 | Petition DENIED. |