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