No. 21-398

Jesus Guerrero v. Diocese of Lubbock

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2021-09-13
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: child-sexual-abuse defamation first-amendment free-speech religious-organization secular-audience tort-liability
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-10-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment shields a religious organization from tort liability for defamatory statements made to a secular audience regarding the secular topic of child sexual abuse

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Whether the First Amendment shields a religious organization from tort liability for defamatory statements made to a secular audience regarding the secular topic of child sexual abuse.

Docket Entries

2021-11-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
2021-10-12
Waiver of right of respondent Diocese of Lubbock to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-09-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 13, 2021)
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Attorneys

Diocese of Lubbock
Eric Christopher Rassbach — The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Respondent
Eric Christopher Rassbach — The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Respondent
Jesus Guerrero
Ryan Eric Price — Sims, Price & Price, Petitioner
Ryan Eric Price — Sims, Price & Price, Petitioner