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Moore v. Texas

Petition for certiorari denied on February 21, 2023

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-434 Tex. App. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: (1) Whether a law that criminalizes expressive speech is immunized from any First Amendment scrutiny if it also criminalizes non-expressive conduct; and (2) whether a law that punishes the repeated sending of electronic communications with intent and likely result to "harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, embarrass, or offend" another is unconstitutionally overbroad.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/08/2022Application (22A219) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 20, 2022 to October 6, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.
09/13/2022Application (22A219) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 6, 2022.
09/26/2022Application (22A219) to extend further the time from October 6, 2022 to November 19, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.
10/05/2022Application (22A219) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until November 7, 2022.
11/07/2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 9, 2022)
11/16/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 9, 2022 to January 9, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
11/17/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 9, 2023.
01/09/2023Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
01/23/2023Reply of petitioner Slade Moore filed. (Distributed)
01/25/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
02/21/2023Petition DENIED.