No. 18-857

Patrick Boyd v. Mississippi Department of Public Safety, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process employment-law first-amendment free-speech government-employment government-overreach governmental-supervision law-enforcement public-concern
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2019-02-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether law enforcement and governmental supervisors, by mere announcement of some collective fear, without any factual basis whatsoever, may override the First Amendment protections of an actively serving officer or employees commenting on matters of public concern

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether law enforcement and governmental supervisors, by mere announcement of some collective fear, without any factual basis whatsoever, may override the First Amendment protections of an actively serving officer or employees commenting on matters of public concern.

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-17
Waiver of right of respondents Mississippi Department of Public Safety to respond filed.
Main Document
2019-01-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2019)
PetitionPetitionPetitionPetition

Attorneys

Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Harold Edward Pizzetta III — Office of the Mississippi Attorney General, Respondent
Harold Edward Pizzetta III — Office of the Mississippi Attorney General, Respondent
Patrick Boyd
Shirley Payne — Horn & Payne, Petitioner
Shirley Payne — Horn & Payne, Petitioner