No. 19-728

Brian Davison v. Facebook, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: censorship civil-rights delegation-of-authority due-process first-amendment free-speech government-delegation private-forum public-forum standing standing-to-sue
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a person has standing to sue the government for a delegation of censorship authority to a private party when his speech on a topic of public importance has been suppressed without due process in a private forum hosting government interaction with citizens?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a person has standing to sue the government for a delegation of censorship authority to a private party when his speech on a topic of public importance has been suppressed without due process in a private forum hosting government interaction with citizens? 2. Whether a private forum hosting government interaction with citizens may disallow speech that the government cannot disallow?

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-02
Waiver of right of respondent Loudoun County School Board to respond filed.
2019-12-31
Waiver of right of respondent Facebook, Inc. to respond filed.
2019-12-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 8, 2020)

Attorneys

Brian Davison
Tillman J. BreckenridgePierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP, Petitioner
Facebook, Inc.
Kenneth Winn AllenKirkland & Ellis, LLP, Respondent
Loudoun County School Board
Ara L. TramblianBancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, PC, Respondent