No. 21-657
Joseph Cecil Vandevere v. United States
Response Waived
Tags: conditional-speech constitutional-law first-amendment free-speech political-hyperbole political-speech public-concern true-threat
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment
FirstAmendment
Latest Conference:
2021-12-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the speech at issue is entitled to special protection due to public concern
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1) WHETHER THE SPEECH AT ISSUE HEREIN IS ENTITLED TO SPECIAL PROTECTION BECAUSE IT INVOLVES A MATTER OF PUBLIC CONCERN? 2) WHETHER THE SPEECH AT ISSUE HEREIN IS A “TRUE THREAT”? 3) WHETHER THE CONDITIONAL NATURE OF THE SPEECH AT ISSUE HEREIN RENDERS IT PROTECTED SPEECH? 4) WHETHER THE SPEECH AT ISSUE HEREIN IS PROTECTED “POLITICAL HYBERPOLE”?
Docket Entries
2021-12-06
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
2021-11-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-11-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 3, 2021)
Attorneys
Joseph Vandevere
Andrew Brady Banzhoff — Devereux & Banzhoff PLLC, Petitioner
Andrew Brady Banzhoff — Devereux & Banzhoff PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent