No. 19-12

Kevin Sewell v. Maryland

Lower Court: Maryland
Docketed: 2019-07-01
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: compelled-speech confrontation-clause due-process equal-protection fifth-amendment-self-incrimination first-amendment first-amendment-compelled-speech overbreadth self-incrimination sixth-amendment sixth-amendment-confrontation-clause
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Maryland's law imposing a duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect on all persons in the State violates the First Amendment where it mandates speech

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether Maryland’s law imposing a duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect on all persons in the State violates the First Amendment where it mandates speech. 2. Whether Maryland’s law imposing a duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect on all persons in the State is overbroad in violation of the Due Process clause. 3. Whether Maryland’s law imposing a duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect on all persons in the State is vague in violation of the Equal Protection clause. 4. Whether Maryland’s law imposing a duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect on all persons in the State violates the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment where it permits anonymous reporting.

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-09
Waiver of right of respondent State of Maryland to respond filed.
2019-06-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 31, 2019)

Attorneys

Kevin Sewell
Erin C. MurphySilverman/Thompson/Slutkin/White, Petitioner
State of Maryland
Carrie J. Williams — Respondent