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Villareal v. Alaniz

Petition granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Gonzalez v. Trevino on Oct. 15, 2024.

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23-1155 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2024

Issue: (1) Whether it obviously violates the First Amendment to arrest someone for asking government officials questions and publishing the information they volunteer; and (2) whether qualified immunity is unavailable to public officials who use a state statute in a way that obviously violates the First Amendment, or instead shields those officials.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/22/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 24, 2024)
04/26/2024Waiver of right of respondents Claudio Trevino, Jr., Juan L. Ruiz, Deyanira Villarrel, Does1-2 to respond filed.
05/02/2024Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.
05/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of First Liberty Institute filed.
05/03/2024Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.
05/09/2024Waiver of right of respondents Isidro R. Alaniz, Marisela Jacaman to respond filed.
05/22/2024Brief amici curiae of Reporters, et al. filed.
05/22/2024Brief amicus curiae of Muckrock Foundation filed.
05/23/2024Brief amici curiae of Independent Journalists filed.
05/23/2024Brief amicus curiae of Law Enforcement Action Partnership filed.
05/24/2024Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
05/24/2024Brief amici curiae of Young America's Foundation and Manhattan Institute filed.
05/24/2024Brief amicus curiae of Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability filed.
05/24/2024Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
05/24/2024Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 21 News Organizations filed.
05/24/2024Brief amicus curiae of Center for American Liberty filed.
05/24/2024Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
06/04/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
06/05/2024Response Requested. (Due July 5, 2024)
06/18/2024Motion of respondent Texas to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2024 to August 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
06/21/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2024.
06/24/2024Motion of respondents Claudio Trevino, Jr., et al. to extend the time to file a response from July 5, 2024 to August 5, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
06/25/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2024, for all respondents.
07/23/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2024 to September 4, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
07/24/2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 4, 2024, for all respondents.
09/04/2024Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
09/04/2024Brief of respondents Isidro R. Alaniz, et al. in opposition filed.
09/13/2024Reply of petitioner Priscilla Villarreal filed.
09/18/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
10/15/2024Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Gonzalez v. Trevino, 602 U. S. ___ (2024) (per curiam).
11/18/2024Judgment Issued.