Center for Medical Progress v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2023

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22-1168	9th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2023

Issue: Whether First Amendment scrutiny applies when a plaintiff"s claim for damages is based on a defendant"s public speech, even if a plaintiff sues under a law of general application or attempts through creative pleading to recharacterize publication damages as something else.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/30/2023	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 3, 2023)
06/20/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 3, 2023 to August 23, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
06/21/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 23, 2023.
06/29/2023	Brief amici curiae of National Right to Life Committee, et al. filed. VIDED.
07/03/2023	Brief amici curiae of Coalition of Free Speech, et al. filed.
07/03/2023	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Foundation for Moral Law.
07/03/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. filed.
07/03/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Ethics and Public Policy Center filed.
08/22/2023	Brief of respondents Planned Parenthood Federation of America, et al. in opposition filed.
09/06/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
09/06/2023	Reply of petitioners Center for Medical Progress, et al. filed. (Distributed)
10/02/2023	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Foundation for Moral Law DENIED.
10/02/2023	Petition DENIED.