No. 21-57

Levi Frasier v. Christopher L. Evans, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-15
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (7) Experienced Counsel
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech law-enforcement police-conduct police-recording public-conduct qualified-immunity
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity FirstAmendment FourthAmendment Punishment Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2021-10-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether training or law enforcement policies can be relevant to whether a police officer is entitled to qualified immunity

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether training or law enforcement policies can be relevant to whether a police officer is entitled to qualified immunity. 2. Whether it has been “clearly established” since at least 2014 that the First Amendment protects the right of individuals to record police officers carrying out their duties in public.

Docket Entries

2021-11-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-13
Reply of petitioner Levi Frasier filed. (Distributed)
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2021-10-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
2021-10-07
Brief of respondents Christopher Evans, et al. in opposition filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2021-09-28
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 7, 2021.
2021-09-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 30, 2021 to October 7, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2021-08-16
Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
2021-08-16
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
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2021-08-16
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
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2021-08-13
Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
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2021-08-13
Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars of Qualified Immunity filed.
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2021-08-13
Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 44 Media Organizations filed.
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2021-08-13
Brief amici curiae of First Amendment Scholars filed.
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2021-08-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 30, 2021.
2021-08-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 16, 2021 to September 30, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
2021-07-21
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Levi Frasier
Blanket ConsentProof of Service
2021-07-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 16, 2021)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Cato Institute
Jay Remington Schweikert — The Cato Institute, Amicus
Christopher Evans, et al.
Kristin M. Bronson — Denver City Attorney's Office, Respondent
Wendy J. Shea — Denver City Attorney's Office, Respondent
Constitutional Accountability Center
Brianne Jenna Gorod — Constitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
First Amendment Scholars
Kristina Renee Van Bockern — Holland & Hart LLP, Amicus
Institute for Justice
William Robert Aronin — Institute for Justice, Amicus
Legal Scholars of Qualified Immunity
Alan Keith Chen — Amicus
Levi Frasier
Jeffrey L. Fisher — Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Petitioner
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 44 Media Organizations
Bruce David Brown — Reporters Committee for Freedom of Press, Amicus
The Rutherford Institute
John W. Whitehead — The Rutherford Institute, Amicus