Austin v. Illinois
Petition for certiorari denied on October 5, 2020
| Docket No. |
Op. Below | Argument |
Opinion |
Vote |
Author |
Term |
| 19-1029 |
Ill. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
OT 2020 |
Issues: (1) Whether strict First Amendment scrutiny applies to a criminal law that prohibits nonconsensual dissemination of non-obscene nude or sexually oriented visual material; and (2) whether the First Amendment requires a law that prohibits nonconsensual dissemination of non-obscene nude or sexually oriented visual material to impose a requirement of specific intent to harm or harass the individual(s) depicted.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Jan 10 2020 | Application (19A777) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 16, 2020 to February 14, 2020, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh. |
| Jan 14 2020 | Application (19A777) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 14, 2020. |
| Feb 14 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2020) |
| Mar 04 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Bethany Austin. |
| Mar 19 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Illinois to respond filed. |
| Mar 19 2020 | Brief amici curiae of American Booksellers Association, et al. filed. |
| Mar 20 2020 | Letter of Bethany Austin not accepted for filing. (March 20, 2020 - Corrected version to be submitted) |
| Mar 20 2020 | Letter of petitioner Bethany Austin received. |
| Mar 20 2020 | Brief amici curiae of The Cato Institute filed. |
| Mar 20 2020 | Brief amici curiae of First Amendment Lawyers Association and the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project filed. |
| Mar 20 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Woodhull Freedom Foundation filed. |
| Mar 20 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. |
| Mar 25 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020. |
| Apr 02 2020 | Response Requested. (Due May 4, 2020) |
| Apr 24 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 4, 2020 to July 3, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Apr 27 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 6, 2020. See Rule 30.1. |
| Jul 06 2020 | Brief of respondent State of Illinois in opposition filed. |
| Jul 22 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020. |
| Jul 27 2020 | Reply of petitioner Bethany Austin filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 05 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
