No. 23-6243

Offie Curtis Brown, Jr. v. North Carolina Department of Public Safety, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review civil-rights constitutional-provisions first-amendment free-speech jurisdictional-issue legal-standard procedural-question public-concern public-employee retaliation statutory-provisions
Key Terms:
Environmental
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment protects the right of a public employee to speak on matters of public concern without fear of retaliation

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Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-09-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 12, 2024)

Attorneys

Offie C. Brown
Offie Curtis Brown Jr. — Petitioner
Offie Curtis Brown Jr. — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent