No. 18-7456

Jonathan Sebert v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-sentencing due-process erotica first-amendment free-speech free-speech 18-7455" overbreadth overbroad overbroad-condition Question not identified. supervised-release vague vagueness
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2019-02-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the special condition of supervised release imposed upon Mr. Sebert, which (for example) would prevent him from shopping at Wal-Mart because it contains romance novels, a form of 'erotica,' is unconstitutionally overbroad and vague and violates his First Amendment rights?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED I. WHETHER THE SPECIAL CONDITION OF SUPERVISED RELEASE IMPOSED UPON MR. SEBERT, WHICH (FOR EXAMPLE) WOULD PREVENT HIM FROM SHOPPING AT WAL-MART BECAUSE IT CONTAINS ROMANCE NOVELS, A FORM OF “EROTICA,” IS UNCONSTITUTIONALLY OVERBROAD AND VAGUE AND VIOLATES HIS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS? ney

Docket Entries

2019-02-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2019-02-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-01-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 19, 2019)

Attorneys

Jonathan Sebert
Michael M. LindemanLindeman Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent