No. 24-438

Benjamin S. Goldberg v. Ralph Northam, former Governor of Virginia, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-10-18
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-rights covid-19 emergency-orders fourth-amendment mask-mandate state-action
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2024-12-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether COVID-19 emergency orders requiring masking violated the Fourth Amendment rights of a petitioner when enforced by state officials

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW The questions presented for review by this Court in the above captioned matter are as follows: I. Did the District Court and United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit err in finding that Respondent Governor Ralph Northam’s COVID-19 emergency orders requiring masking by the Petitioner were not unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution at a point nearly a year after their issuance? II. Did the District Court and United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit err in finding that the actions of the City of Virginia Beach employee, Respondent Keith C. Bernstein, in enforcing Governor Northam’s COVID-19 emergency orders did not violate Petitioner’s rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution?

Docket Entries

2024-12-16
Petition DENIED.
2024-11-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024.
2024-10-24
Waiver of right of respondent Ralph Northam to respond filed.
2024-10-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2024)

Attorneys

Benjamin S. Goldberg
Benjamin S. Goldberg — Petitioner
Benjamin S. Goldberg — Petitioner
Ralph Northam
Erika Lauren MaleyVirginia Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Erika Lauren MaleyVirginia Office of the Attorney General, Respondent