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Jeremy Collins v. Rebecca Putt, in Her Individual and Official Capacity, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 19-1169 · judgment October 29, 2020

Certiorari denied · March 1, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Questions presented

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  1. Whether or not viewpoint discrimination in a college classroom is permissible under the Supreme Court's ruling in Hazelwood Sch. Dist. v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260.

  2. Whether or not a college student's classroom speech is protected by the First Amendment and the Supreme Court's ruling in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeremy Collins

For respondent
Mary K. Lenehan
Connecticut - Office of the Attorney General

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, March 1, 2021 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Mar 01 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 10 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
  3. Jan 14 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Rebecca Putt, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Dec 23 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 8, 2021)