No. 19-6130

George W. Fisher v. John Gregory Mermelstein, et al

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 1st-amendment civil-rights cruel-and-unusual-punishment disability due-process eighth-amendment equal-protection free-speech media-access medical-treatment prison prisoner-rights state-liability
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the denial of media treatment at a state prison violates the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-08-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 4, 2019)

Attorneys

George W. Fisher
George FisherFulton State Hospital, Petitioner
George FisherFulton State Hospital, Petitioner