No. 20-384
Penny Nichols Corn, et al. v. Mississippi Department of Public Safety, et al.
Amici (1)Response Waived
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech garcetti-precedent garcetti-v-ceballos lane-v-franks law-enforcement-misconduct misprision-of-felony public-employee-speech
Latest Conference:
2020-10-30
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether, after inconsistencies generated by Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410 (2006) and Lane v. Franks, 573 U.S. 228 (2014), citizen public employees who were terminated from their employment should have First Amendment protection to make truthful reports, both to their superiors and to state and federal law enforcement, about fraudulent tickets issued by State troopers, when their failure to report would amount to misprision of a felony.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether public employees have First Amendment protection to report fraudulent conduct by state troopers
Docket Entries
2020-11-02
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-10-26
Brief amici curiae of Stephen M. Sheppard and Michael H. Hoeflich filed. (Distributed)
2020-10-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
2020-10-07
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Mississippi Department of Public Safety, et al.
2020-10-07
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Penny Nichols Corn, et al.
2020-10-02
Waiver of right of respondents Mississippi Department of Public Safety, et al. to respond filed.
2020-09-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 26, 2020)
Attorneys
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, et al.
Krissy Casey Nobile — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Penny Nichols Corn, et al.
Shirley Payne — Horn & Payne, PLLC, Petitioner
Stephen M. Sheppard and Michael H. Hoeflich
Stephen Michael Sheppard — Amicus