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Levi Frasier v. Christopher L. Evans, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 19-1015 · judgment March 29, 2021

Certiorari denied · November 1, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 16% cert probability (95% interval 11%–24%)

Before the decision, about 4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Questions presented

  1. Whether training or law enforcement policies can be relevant to whether a police officer is entitled to qualified immunity.

  2. Whether it has been “clearly established” since at least 2014 that the First Amendment protects the right of individuals to record police officers carrying out their duties in public.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeffrey L. Fisher
Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic

For respondent
Kristin M. Bronson
Denver City Attorney's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
7 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Nov 01 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 13 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
  3. Oct 13 2021
    Reply of petitioner Levi Frasier filed. (Distributed)
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  4. Oct 07 2021
    Brief of respondents Christopher Evans, et al. in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  5. Sep 28 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 7, 2021.
  6. Sep 27 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 30, 2021 to October 7, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  7. Aug 16 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  8. Aug 16 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  9. Aug 16 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  10. Aug 13 2021
    Brief amici curiae of First Amendment Scholars filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  11. Aug 13 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 44 Media Organizations filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  12. Aug 13 2021
    Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars of Qualified Immunity filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  13. Aug 13 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of The Rutherford Institute filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  14. Aug 09 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 30, 2021.
  15. Aug 06 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 16, 2021 to September 30, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
    Main Document
  16. Jul 21 2021
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Levi Frasier
    Blanket ConsentProof of Service
  17. Jul 08 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 16, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service