No. 25-713
George Barry Hawkins, Jr. v. Glenn A. Youngkin, Governor of Virginia, et al.
Response Waived
Tags: discretionary-restoration expressive-conduct felony-disenfranchisement first-amendment selective-permissibility voting-rights
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity FirstAmendment DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri Jurisdiction
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity FirstAmendment DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri Jurisdiction
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether Virginia's system of discretionary restoration of the right to vote to people with felony convictions violates the First Amendment doctrine prohibiting unfettered discretion in selectively granting permission to engage in expressive conduct.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Virginia's system of discretionary restoration of the right to vote to people with felony convictions violates the First Amendment doctrine prohibiting unfettered discretion in selectively granting permission to engage in expressive conduct
Docket Entries
2026-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-14
Waiver of right of respondent Glenn Youngkin, et al. to respond filed.
2025-12-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)
Attorneys
George Barry Hawkins, Jr.
Jonathan Lee Sherman — Fair Elections Legal Networ.k, Petitioner
Glenn Youngkin, et al.