No. 24-174

Jack Jordan v. Attorney Grievance Committee for the First Judicial Department

Lower Court: New York
Docketed: 2024-08-16
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-rights disbarment due-process first-amendment fourteenth-amendment free-speech
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the New York State Court of Appeals violated the Fourteenth Amendment by dismissing an attorney's appeal without addressing substantial constitutional questions related to disbarment and free speech

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the New York State Court of Appeals violated the U.S. Constitution Amendment XIV by dismissing : an attorney’s appeal based on the summary contention . ; that “no substantial constitutional question is directly . involved” even though the attorney had appealed disbarment by a subordinate New York court for : ; statements in federal court filings (¢.g., motions to ; reconsider or recuse or appellate briefing) that federal officers (judges) had lied (¢.g., about evidence they had ‘ reviewed in camera) and committed federal offenses (eg., in 18 U.S.C. 241, 242, 371, 1001, 1512 or 1519) and no fact ever was stated or proved to show how any such attorney statement was false or otherwise . violated any court rule or exceeded the scope of speech and petitioning secured by the First, Fifth and ; ‘ Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution and copious U.S. Supreme Court precedent thereunder. : ua DIRECTLY

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-08-27
Waiver of Attorney Grievance Committee of right to respond submitted.
2024-08-27
Waiver of right of respondent Attorney Grievance Committee to respond filed.
2024-08-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2024)

Attorneys

Attorney Grievance Committee
Barbara Dale UnderwoodSolicitor General, Respondent
Barbara Dale UnderwoodSolicitor General, Respondent
Jack Jordan
Jack Jordan — Petitioner
Jack Jordan — Petitioner