No. 24-613
Frederick Lewis Washington v. Sunflower County, Mississippi
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: constitutional-interpretation first-amendment judicial-review public-employee-speech summary-reversal supreme-court-precedent
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment Jurisdiction
FirstAmendment Jurisdiction
Latest Conference:
2025-03-07
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Should a court of appeals be summarily reversed for defying clear Supreme Court precedent, and should a judge or jury determine whether public employee speech is within ordinary job duties for First Amendment protection purposes?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Should this Court summarily reverse when a court of appeals defies clear, unmistakable decisions of this Court? 2. Should a judge or a jury decide whether a public employee’s speech is pursuant to his ordinary job duties, such that the speech is not protected by the First Amendment?
Docket Entries
2025-03-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-02-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/7/2025.
2025-02-03
Brief of Sunflower County, Mississippi in opposition submitted.
2025-02-03
Brief of respondent Sunflower County, Mississippi in opposition filed.
2025-01-02
Response Requested. (Due February 3, 2025)
2024-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-20
Waiver of Sunflower County, Mississippi of right to respond submitted.
2024-12-20
Waiver of right of respondent Sunflower County, Mississippi to respond filed.
2024-12-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 3, 2025)
Attorneys
Sunflower County, Mississippi
Bethany Ann Tarpley — Jacks Griffith Luciano, P.A., Respondent
Bethany Ann Tarpley — Jacks Griffith Luciano, P.A., Respondent