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Mckesson v. Doe

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on April 15, 2024.

Docket No.23-373

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.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Aug 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.
Sep 6, 2023
Application (23A209) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 5, 2023.
Oct 5, 2023
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 9, 2023)
Nov 7, 2023
Brief amicus curiae of First Amendment Scholar John D. Inazu filed.
Nov 8, 2023
Brief amicus curiae of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed.
Nov 9, 2023
Brief amici curiae of Floyd Abrams, et al. filed.
Nov 9, 2023
Brief amicus curiae of Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center filed.
Nov 9, 2023
Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed.
Nov 28, 2023
Waiver of right of respondent John Doe to respond filed.
Nov 29, 2023
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
Dec 4, 2023
Response Requested. (Due January 3, 2024)
Dec 15, 2023
Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
Jan 3, 2024
Brief of respondent John Doe in opposition filed.
Jan 17, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
Jan 22, 2024
Reply of petitioner DeRay Mckesson filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2024.
Feb 26, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2024.
Mar 11, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
Mar 18, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024.
Mar 25, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2024.
Apr 8, 2024
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
Apr 15, 2024
Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Sotomayor respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)

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