No. 19-7865
Clifford Laverne Mecham, Jr. v. United States
IFP
Tags: 2nd-circuit 8th-circuit child-pornography circuit-split constitutional-law eighth-circuit first-amendment free-speech morphed-images second-circuit sexually-explicit-conduct
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment EmploymentDiscrimina Jurisdiction JusticiabilityDoctri
FirstAmendment EmploymentDiscrimina Jurisdiction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2020-06-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the First Amendment protects morphed child pornography created without any child's involvement in sexually explicit conduct
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the First Amendment protects morphed child pornography created without any child’s involvement in sexually explicit conduct, as the Eighth Circuit holds, or does not, as the Second, Fifth and Sixth Circuits hold. i
Docket Entries
2020-06-22
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2020.
2020-06-01
Reply of petitioner Clifford Meacham, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
2020-05-21
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2020-04-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 21, 2020.
2020-04-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 4, 2020 to May 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-03-30
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including May 4, 2020.
2020-03-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 3, 2020 to May 4, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-03-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 3, 2020)
Attorneys
Clifford Meacham, Jr.
Scott Andrew Martin — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Scott Andrew Martin — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent