No. 21-6576

Nicholas G. Peacock v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-violation criminal-conviction due-process exhaustion-doctrine federal-review free-speech habeas-corpus marriage state-court statutory-law underage
Latest Conference: 2022-03-25 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Do minors have a right to entice an individual for the purposes of marriage if similarly aged individuals are allowed to and being married in their resident state?

Question Presented (from Petition)

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Docket Entries

2022-03-28
Rehearing DENIED.
2022-03-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022.
2022-01-21
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-11-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 10, 2022)

Attorneys

Nicholas G. Peacock
Nicholas G. Peacock — Petitioner
Nicholas G. Peacock — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent