No. 20-751

Ashley Ann Krapacs v. The Florida Bar

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2020-12-01
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
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Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-03-26 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the state action of disbarment violates the First Amendment as applied to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED The Florida Bar, an integrated Bar system under the jurisdiction of the Florida Supreme Court, has disbarred an attorney who has posted what amounts to “contentbased political speech” on various social media platforms, wrote a blog and hosted a program on a YouTube channel. The question presented is whether the state action of disbarment is unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment as applied to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment.

Docket Entries

2021-03-29
Rehearing DENIED.
2021-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
2021-02-01
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-02
Waiver of right of respondent The Florida Bar to respond filed.
2020-11-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 31, 2020)

Attorneys

Ashley Ann Krapacs
Ashley Ann Krapacs — Petitioner
Ashley Ann Krapacs — Petitioner
The Florida Bar
Richard D. Courtemanche Jr.The Florida Bar, Respondent
Richard D. Courtemanche Jr.The Florida Bar, Respondent