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Project Veritas Action Fund v. Rollins

Petition for certiorari denied on November 22, 2021

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
20-1598 1st Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: (1) Whether a recording law, which makes it a felony for individuals to secretly record under any circumstances, is not facially overbroad under the First Amendment; and (2) whether a party challenging a speech suppressive law has the burden to precisely articulate every type of contemplated speech activity to satisfy ripeness for as-applied challenges.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/12/2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 16, 2021)
05/17/2021Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Project Veritas Action Fund
06/11/2021Waiver of right of respondent Rachael Rollins to respond filed.
06/15/2021Amicus brief of Thomas More Society not accepted for filing. (Dupilicate submission)(June 17, 2021)
06/15/2021Brief amicus curiae of Thomas More Society filed. (Distributed)
06/16/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
06/16/2021Brief amicus curiae of CatholicVote.org Education Fund filed. (Distributed)
06/16/2021Brief amici curiae of Accuracy in Media, et al. filed. (Distributed)
06/16/2021Brief amicus curiae of Protect the 1st, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
07/06/2021Response Requested. (Due August 5, 2021)
07/07/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 5, 2021 to October 4, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
07/08/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 4, 2021.
09/15/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 4, 2021 to October 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
09/16/2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 15, 2021.
10/15/2021Brief of respondent Rachael Rollins in opposition filed.
10/29/2021Reply of petitioner Project Veritas Action Fund filed. (Distributed)
11/02/2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021.
11/22/2021Petition DENIED.