No. 21-5521

Antonia W. Shields v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech government-accountability government-immunity petition-clause redress-of-grievances sovereign-immunity standing
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Latest Conference: 2021-10-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Government is sovereignly immune to duty under the First Amendment for the fair right of free U.S. citizens, rich and poor, to petition the Government for redress of subject-matter grievances

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Under U. S. Constitution Article III, section 2 ; and U. S. Constitution Article VI., rrr 3s the Government sovereignly immune toduty—__—— in U. S. Constitution Amendment I. for the fair right of free U. S. citizens, rich and poor, to petition the Government for redress of subject-matter grievances? ' viii. Jf a ; ea

Docket Entries

2021-10-18
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
2021-09-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-08-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 30, 2021)

Attorneys

Antonia W. Shields
Antonia W. Shields — Petitioner
United States
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent