No. 21-600

Wade Steven Gardner, et al. v. William Mutz, in His Capacity as Mayor of the City of Lakeland, Florida, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-10-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-rights first-amendment free-speech government-speech legacy-monuments legal-doctrine monument-display public-forum public-forums summum summum-precedent
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the government speech doctrine as recognized in Pleasant Grove City, Utah v. Summum be modified in cases involving legacy monuments already in place in public forums?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Should the government speech doctrine as recognized in Pleasant Grove City, Utah v. Summum be modified in cases involving legacy monuments already in place in public forums?

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-11-24
Brief of respondents William Mutz In his Capacity as Mayor of the City of Lakeland, Florida, et al. in opposition filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
2021-11-24
Waiver of right of respondent Florida Secretary of State Laurd M. Lee to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-10-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2021)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service

Attorneys

Florida Secretary of State Laurd M. Lee
Ashley E. Davis — Respondent
Wade Steven Gardner, et al.
David Rhodes McCallister — David R. McCallister, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
William Mutz In his Capacity as Mayor of the City of Lakeland, Florida, et al.
Jack Roy Reiter — GrayRobinson, P.A., Respondent