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Scottlynn J. Hubbard v. State Bar of California

Paid petition · Supreme Court of California, No. S263210 · judgment October 21, 2020

Certiorari denied · May 3, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether under the First Amendment a mandatory integrated state bar may punish advocacy speech it deems false but also expressly finds to be harmless?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Russell C. Handy
Potter Handy

For respondent
Robert G. Retana
The State Bar of California

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 03 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 14 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021.
  3. Apr 08 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent State Bar of California to respond filed.
  4. Mar 22 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 26, 2021)