No. 18-7977
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process fifth-circuit first-amendment free-speech internet-access internet-restrictions packingham-precedent packingham-v-north-carolina social-media-access standing supervised-release
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment Immigration
FirstAmendment Immigration
Latest Conference:
2019-03-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Fifth Circuit has failed to apply the Supreme Court's ruling in Packingham v. North Carolina to supervised release Internet restrictions, thereby infringing on a defendant's constitutional rights
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I In Packingham v. North Carolina, 137 S. Ct. 1730 (2017), this Court found unconstitutional a criminal statute prohibiting sex offenders from accessing social media on the Internet. The Fifth Circuit has not applied Packingham in a supervised release revocation hearing context and has failed to see the broader application regarding supervised release Internet restrictions as infringing on defendant’s rights. i
Docket Entries
2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2019-02-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-02-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 18, 2019)
Attorneys
James Mowery
Michael Scott Davis — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Michael Scott Davis — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent