Villarreal v. Alaniz
Petition granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Gonzalez v. Trevino on Oct. 15, 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.
Apr 22, 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 24, 2024)Apr 26, 2024Waiver of right of respondents Claudio Trevino, Jr., Juan L. Ruiz, Deyanira Villarrel, Does1-2 to respond filed.May 2, 2024Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.May 3, 2024Brief amicus curiae of First Liberty Institute filed.May 3, 2024Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.May 9, 2024Waiver of right of respondents Isidro R. Alaniz, Marisela Jacaman to respond filed.May 22, 2024Brief amici curiae of Reporters, et al. filed.May 22, 2024Brief amicus curiae of Muckrock Foundation filed.May 23, 2024Brief amici curiae of Independent Journalists filed.May 23, 2024Brief amicus curiae of Law Enforcement Action Partnership filed.May 24, 2024Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.May 24, 2024Brief amici curiae of Young America's Foundation and Manhattan Institute filed.May 24, 2024Brief amicus curiae of Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability filed.May 24, 2024Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.May 24, 2024Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 21 News Organizations filed.May 24, 2024Brief amicus curiae of Center for American Liberty filed.May 24, 2024Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
Jun 4, 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
Jun 5, 2024Response Requested. (Due July 5, 2024)
Jun 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.Jun 21, 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 5, 2024.
Jun 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.Jun 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.
Jul 23, 2024Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2024 to September 4, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.Jul 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.
Sep 4, 2024Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.Sep 4, 2024Brief of respondents Isidro R. Alaniz, et al. in opposition filed.Sep 13, 2024Reply of petitioner Priscilla Villarreal filed.Sep 18, 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
Oct 15, 2024Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of Gonzalez v. Trevino, 602 U. S. ___ (2024) (per curiam).
Nov 18, 2024Judgment Issued.Recommended Citation: Villarreal v. Alaniz, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/villareal-v-alaniz/