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Joy McShan Edwards v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 20-3767 · judgment December 10, 2020

Certiorari denied · June 21, 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

  1. Whether the Sixth Circuit's denial of Petitioner's request for a certificate of appealability pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) was unreasonable, where Petitioner has demonstrated a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right regarding whether 18 U.S.C. § 1513(e) is overbroad in violation of the First Amendment.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeremy Benjamin Cooper
Blackwater Law PLLC

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 21 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 01 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
  3. May 25 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. May 10 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 18, 2021)