fighting-words
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-277 | Aden Rusfeldt v. Officer Cristian Morar, et al. | Third Circuit | 2025-09-10 | Denied | Response Waived | fighting-words first-amendment free-speech heckler's-veto public-forum qualified-immunity | Under the First Amendment, does Snyder v. Phelps hold that fighting words are not shown by hurtful and personally directed speech within a traditional… |
| 22-7397 | Daniel Kim v. Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 2023-04-28 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | criminal-procedure criminal-speech due-process fighting-words first-amendment free-speech jury-determination jury-instructions speech-protection state-court true-threats | Whether a state court is prohibited from unilaterally determining whether a defendant's written speech on his blog is protected or criminal, without h… |
| 21-7442 | Aaron Matthew Oleston v. Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 2022-03-23 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | civil-rights disorderly-conduct due-process fighting-words first-amendment free-speech law-enforcement police-arrest police-discretion | Does the First Amendment protect the right of the people to approach law enforcement and criticize police actions in an opprobrious manner? |
| 21-739 | Mandeep Singh v. Haerim Won | Washington | 2021-11-18 | Denied | Relisted (2) | amendment-xiv civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process fighting-words free-speech harassment interstate-jurisdiction protection-order true-threats | Are Jan 27h, 2019 actions over texts carried out by Won rebuff or harassment of Singh? |
| 20-1045 | David G. Liebenguth v. Connecticut | Connecticut | 2021-02-01 | Denied | Response Waived | civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process fighting-words first-amendment free-speech hate-speech law-enforcement racial-epithet | Whether Referring To A Law Enforcement Officer By A Racial Epithet While Protesting An Enforcement Action Constitutes Fighting Words Unprotected By Th… |
| 18-6348 | Eric M. Pence v. Illinois | Illinois | 2018-10-16 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | criminal-law criminal-prosecution criminal-statute disorderly-conduct due-process electronic-communication fighting-words first-amendment free-speech true-threat true-threats | Whether a message stating 'Hey, long time no talk, how have you been?' can be criminally prosecuted under a disorderly conduct statute as 'fighting wo… |