No. 22-1088

John T. Morris v. Texas, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-05-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: accumulated-knowledge article-1-section-2 constitutional-interpretation election-integrity first-amendment frequent-elections political-rights redistricting voter-participation voting-rights
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-06-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Are frequent elections implied in Article 1, Section 2 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution that were meant by the Framers of the Constitution to allow 'voters, sooner then later, to use their accumulated knowledge of a candidate from a previous election and term of office to vote in a subsequent election imply that a redistricting must allow as many voters who voted in a previous election to vote in a subsequent election and, if not, violate their First Amendment rights?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Are frequent elections implied in Article 1, Section 2 Clause 1 of the United States Constitution that were meant by the Framers of the Constitution to allow ‘voters, sooner then later, to use their accumulated knowledge of a candidate from a previous election and term of office to vote in a subsequent election imply that a redistricting must allow as many voters who voted in a previous election to vote in a subsequent election and, if not, violate their First Amendment rights? 2. Do districts, to the degree, they are not drawn to conform to Court recognized criteria, burden, to this same degree, the First and Fourteenth Amendment political rights of parties and their adherents? 8. Is a right to honest information implied in the democratic process, in Article 1, Section 2, Clause 1, and the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, obligate the State of Texas to use its police powers to sanction the press that purports to print the news, in behalf of its citizens, in respect to falsehoods and misinformation, and/or allow the citizens to treat this same press as a product purchased from a corporation operating in a for-profit, competitive market place subject to liabilities in respect to these same ( falsehoods and misinformation, and also require a reconsideration of N.Y. Times v. Sullivan? ii RELATED CASES John T. Morris v. State of Texas; No. 4:21-CV-3456; United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division; Judgement Entered, June 08, » 2022 ‘ John T. Morris v. State of Texas; Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas; John B. Scott, in his official capacity as Sec. of State of the State of Texas, No. 22-20348; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; Judgement rendered, February 6, 2023

Docket Entries

2023-08-21
Rehearing DENIED.
2023-07-27
DISTRIBUTED.
2023-07-17
2023-06-20
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/15/2023.
2023-05-23
Waiver of right of respondent Texas, et al. to respond filed.
2023-05-05

Attorneys

John T. Morris
John T. Morris — Petitioner
John T. Morris — Petitioner
Texas, et al.
Leif Alexander OlsonOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
Leif Alexander OlsonOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent