No. 21-657

Joseph Cecil Vandevere v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: conditional-speech constitutional-law first-amendment free-speech political-hyperbole political-speech public-concern true-threat
Key Terms:
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 BanzhoffDevereux & Banzhoff PLLC, Petitioner
Andrew Brady BanzhoffDevereux & Banzhoff PLLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent