No. 25-275

Clifford James Frost, Jr. v. Dana Nessel, Attorney General of Michigan

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: bad-faith-prosecution constitutional-challenge criminal-prosecution election-law pre-emption younger-abstention
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Latest Conference: 2025-10-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the 'bad faith' exception to Younger pre-emption require the plaintiff to show that he or she has been subject to multiple criminal prosecutions as a prerequisite to proving that a prosecution has been undertaken in bad faith without hope of obtaining a valid conviction, or can a single criminal prosecution be sufficient?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Does the “bad faith” exception to Younger pre emption require the plaintiff to show that he or she has been subject to multiple criminal prosecutions as a prerequisite to proving that a prosecution has been undertaken in bad faith without hope of obtaining a valid conviction, or can a single criminal prosecution be sufficient? ii LIST OF PROCEEDINGS U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit No. 24 -1132 Clifford James Frost, Jr., Plaintiff -Appellant, v. Dana Nessel, Defendant -Appellee . Opinion : April 17, 2025 _ U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan Case No. 1 :23-cv-1226 Clifford James Frost, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Dana Nessel, Defendant . Order and Judgment : January 18, 2024

Docket Entries

2025-10-14
Petition DENIED.
2025-09-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-09-18
Waiver of right of respondent Dana Nessel, Attorney General of Michigan to respond filed.
2025-07-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 10, 2025)

Attorneys

Clifford James Frost, Jr.
Edward Francis Kickham IIIKickham Hanley PLLC, Petitioner
Edward Francis Kickham IIIKickham Hanley PLLC, Petitioner
Dana Nessel, Attorney General of Michigan
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent