No. 20-5207

William Joe Long v. George Jaime, Warden

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-07-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 14th-amendment civil-rights conflict-of-interest constitutional-interpretation due-process equal-protection legislative-discretion prison-overcrowding separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause applies to all citizens when the government enacts legislation

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED : 1. When the Legislation passes enactments pertaining to all its citizens does not the (l4th.Amendment) Equal Protection apply to all it's citizens ? 2. Whenever there has been legislation to address the overcrowding in the prison system and the discretion has been given to the beholder which has a direct interest in maintaining inmates create a conflict of interest? 3. Who makes the determination of the interpretation of laws enacted and their outcomes ?

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 28, 2020)

Attorneys

William Long
William Joe Long — Petitioner
William Joe Long — Petitioner