Frese v. Formella

Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2023

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22-939	1st Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2023

Issue: (1) Whether the First Amendment tolerates criminal prosecution for alleged defamation of a public official; and (2) whether New Hampshire"s common law of civil defamation is too vague to define a criminal restriction on speech, particularly where the state authorizes police departments to initiate prosecutions without the participation of a licensed attorney.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
01/19/2023	Application (22A663) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 6, 2023 to March 23, 2023, submitted to Justice Jackson.
01/24/2023	Application (22A663) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until March 23, 2023.
03/23/2023	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 27, 2023)
04/17/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 27, 2023 to June 12, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
04/19/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 12, 2023.
04/27/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression filed.
04/27/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Institute For Free Speech filed.
04/27/2023	Brief amici curiae of University of Virginia School of Law First Amendment Clinic, et al. filed.
06/08/2023	Brief of respondent John M. Formella, Attorney General of New Hampshire in opposition filed.
06/27/2023	Reply of petitioner Robert Frese filed. (Distributed)
06/28/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
10/02/2023	Petition DENIED.