No. 21-6622
Rufus Lawson, Jr. v. Officer West, et al.
IFP
Tags: 8th-amendment criminal-procedure due-process excessive-fines statutory-interpretation tax-evasion
Latest Conference:
2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the statute prohibiting willful failure to pay income taxes violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on excessive fines
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
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Docket Entries
2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2021-12-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 14, 2022)
Attorneys
Rufus Lawson
Rufus Lawson Jr. — Petitioner