No. 20-824

Edward F. Taupier v. Connecticut

Lower Court: Connecticut
Docketed: 2020-12-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-rights criminal-prosecution due-process first-amendment free-speech free-speech-protection intent intent-standard reckless-speech recklessness true-threats virginia-v-black
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment prohibits a State from criminalizing threats to commit violence communicated in reckless disregard of the risk of placing another in fear

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is: Whether the First Amendment prohibits a State from criminalizing threats to commit violence communicated in reckless disregard of the risk of placing another in fear.

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-07
Waiver of right of respondent Connecticut to respond filed.
Main Document
2020-12-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 19, 2021)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Connecticut
Mitchell S. Brody — Chief State's Attorney's Office, Respondent
Mitchell S. Brody — Chief State's Attorney's Office, Respondent
Edward F. Taupier
Norman A. Pattis — Pattis & Smith, LLC, Petitioner
Norman A. Pattis — Pattis & Smith, LLC, Petitioner