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Jesus Guerrero v. Diocese of Lubbock

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Texas, No. 20-0127

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

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

Question presented

Whether the First Amendment shields a religious organization from tort liability for defamatory statements made to a secular audience regarding the secular topic of child sexual abuse.  

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ryan Eric Price
Sims, Price & Price

For respondent
Eric Christopher Rassbach
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 01 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 13 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
  3. Oct 12 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Diocese of Lubbock to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Sep 09 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 13, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service