No. 21-5814

Matthew David George v. Ohio

Lower Court: Ohio
Docketed: 2021-09-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-rights compelled-speech constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process first-amendment free-speech judicial-mandate
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2021-12-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a court ordered apology letter in a criminal case a violation of the First Amendment's prohibition on compelled speech?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions presented Is a court ordered apology letter in a criminal case a violation of the First Amendment’s prohibition on compelled speech? 2

Docket Entries

2021-12-06
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
2021-10-27
Brief of respondent Ohio in opposition filed.
2021-09-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 29, 2021)

Attorneys

Matthew George
Sean Colin Buchanan — Petitioner
State of Ohio
Charles LeRoy MorrowTrumbull County Prosecuting Attorney, Respondent