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The Colorado Independent v. District Court for the Eighteenth Judicial District of Colorado, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Colorado, No. 18SA19 · judgment June 11, 2018

Certiorari denied · February 19, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Does the public’s qualified First Amendment right of access defined by this Court in a series of cases culminating in Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court, 478 U.S. 1 (1986), apply to the substantive motion papers, hearing transcripts and court orders filed in a capital murder prosecution? (i)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David A. Schulz
Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic

For respondent
Jonathan Dickon Reppucci
Jonathan D. Reppucci, LLC

Case

Subject area
First Amendment (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
4 cert-stage

Order
Order list, February 19, 2019 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Feb 19 2019
    Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
  2. Feb 19 2019
    Motion of respondent for leave to file a supplemental appendix under seal GRANTED.
  3. Feb 19 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  4. Jan 30 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
  5. Jan 22 2019
    Reply of petitioner The Colorado Independent filed.
  6. Jan 14 2019
    Response to motion for leave to file a supplemental appendix under seal from petitioner filed.
  7. Jan 10 2019
    Brief of respondent District Court for the Eighteenth Judicial District of Colorado in opposition filed.
  8. Jan 10 2019
    Motion for leave to file a supplemental appendix under seal filed by respondent.
  9. Nov 26 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including January 10, 2019.
  10. Nov 16 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 3, 2018 to February 1, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  11. Nov 01 2018
    Response Requested. (Due December 3, 2018)
  12. Oct 29 2018
    Brief of respondent Sir Mario Owens in support filed.
  13. Oct 29 2018
    Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Sir Mario Owens.
  14. Oct 26 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars filed. (Distributed)
  15. Oct 26 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 47 Media Organizations filed. (Distributed)
  16. Oct 25 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Nine Colorado Media Organizations filed. (Distributed)
  17. Oct 24 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.
  18. Oct 24 2018
    Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Law and Journalism filed. (Distributed)
  19. Oct 17 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent District Court for the Eighteenth Judicial District of Colorado to respond filed.
  20. Aug 28 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 29, 2018)