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William Frederick Lamoureux v. Montana

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Montana, No. DA 18-0639 · judgment April 20, 2021

Certiorari denied · January 18, 2022
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

Whether a statute that criminalizes speech intended to annoy or offend is unconstitutionally overbroad under the First Amendment.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Fred Anthony Rowley Jr.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

For respondent
David Morgan Steven Dewhirst
Office of the Solicitor General

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Order
Order list, January 18, 2022 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jan 18 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 29 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
  3. Dec 28 2021
    Reply of petitioner William Frederick Lamoureux filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Dec 15 2021
    Brief of respondent Montana in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  5. Nov 08 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 15, 2021.
  6. Nov 05 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 15, 2021 to December 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  7. Oct 14 2021
    Response Requested. (Due November 15, 2021)
  8. Oct 13 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
  9. Oct 07 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Montana to respond filed.
    Main Document
  10. Sep 16 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2021)
    PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service