No. 19-805

Ben Adam v. William P. Barr, Attorney General, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: circuit-split criminal-statute due-process first-amendment prosecution-threat religious-freedom religious-freedom-restoration-act religious-practice standing standing-doctrine threat-of-prosecution
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Second Circuit err in finding that petitioner lacked standing to challenge a criminal statute under the threat of prosecution doctrine

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED The Questions Presented are: (1) Did the Second Circuit err in finding that petitioner lacked standing to challenge a criminal statute under the threat of prosecution doctrine, where petitioner openly expressed his intention to violate, for religious purposes, a criminal statute which the government has openly declared its intent to enforce. (2) How are courts to determine whether a particular ; religious belief/practice qualifies for protection under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and by extension, the First Amendment—an issue dealt with differently by different circuits.

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-21
Waiver of right of respondents Barr, Att'y Gen., et al. to respond filed.
2019-12-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Barr, Att'y Gen., et al.
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Ben Adam
Ben Adam — Petitioner
Ben Adam — Petitioner