No. 20-7944

Peter Bobal v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split civil-rights constitutional-law due-process first-amendment internet-access sex-offender supervised-release
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2021-06-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the constitutional holding of Packingham v. North Carolina apply to offenders on supervised release?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW This case involves an important question of constitutional law which has never been decided by this Court, and over which there is a conflict between the Eighth and Eleventh Circuits, on one side, and the Second and Third Circuits, on the other, to wit: Does the constitutional holding of Packingham v. North Carolina, 137 S. Ct. 1730 (2017) — which recognized a First Amendment right to access the Internet for sex offenders who had completed their sentences — apply to offenders on supervised release? i

Docket Entries

2021-06-07
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
2021-05-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-04-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 4, 2021)

Attorneys

Peter Bobal
Tracy M. DreispulFederal Public Defender, Southern District of Florida, Petitioner
Tracy M. DreispulFederal Public Defender, Southern District of Florida, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent