Porter v. Martinez
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on February 26, 2024.
Issue
(1) Whether the government may categorically ban expressive conduct, such as expressive honking of car horns, in the name of traffic safety without presenting any evidence that its ban furthers that interest; and (2) whether the government may categorically ban expressive conduct, such as expressive honking of car horns, where the government had not tried " or at least seriously considered " using less restrictive measures to address its traffic safety concerns.
Jul 27, 2023Application (23A91) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 20, 2023 to October 19, 2023, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Aug 2, 2023Application (23A91) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 19, 2023.
Oct 19, 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 22, 2023)Oct 27, 2023Waiver of right of respondent Sean Duryee to respond filed.Nov 1, 2023Waiver of right of respondent Kelly Martinez to respond filed.Nov 14, 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
Nov 21, 2023Response Requested. (Due December 21, 2023)
Dec 4, 2023Motion of respondent Sean Duryee to extend the time to file a response from December 21, 2023 to January 22, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.Dec 6, 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 22, 2024, for all respondents.
Jan 19, 2024Brief of respondent Kelly Martinez, in Her Official Capacity as Sheriff of San Diego County, in opposition filed.Jan 22, 2024Brief of respondent Sean Duryee in opposition filed.Jan 22, 2024Amicus brief of Erwin Chemerinsky not accepted for filing. (January 24, 2024 - the brief is out of time. See Rule 37.2)
Feb 6, 2024Reply of petitioner Susan Porter filed. (Distributed)Feb 7, 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2024.
Feb 26, 2024Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Porter v. Martinez, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/porter-v-martinez/