No. 24-6613

Robert Atchinson v. District of Columbia

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2025-02-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-disobedience climate-change constitutional-rights expert-testimony necessity-defense pre-trial-motion
Key Terms:
Environmental DueProcess FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-04-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the D.C. Court of Appeals erred by affirming the pre-trial denial of Mr. Atchinson's necessity defense in a nonviolent civil disobedience action addressing global climate change

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Whether the D.C. Court of Appeals erred by affirming the pre -trial denial of Mr. Atchinson’s necessity defense, which was supported by expert testimony, in a non -jury trial, in a nonviolent civil disobedience action addressing the existential threat of global climate change, thereby violating his constitutional right to present a complete defense.

Docket Entries

2025-04-28
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/25/2025.
2025-02-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 24, 2025)

Attorneys

Robert Atchinson
Mark Lewis Goldstone — Petitioner