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Wade Steven Gardner, et al. v. William Mutz, in His Capacity as Mayor of the City of Lakeland, Florida, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 20-13980 · judgment May 24, 2021


Certiorari denied · January 10, 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

Should the government speech doctrine as recognized in Pleasant Grove City, Utah v. Summum be modified in cases involving legacy monuments already in place in public forums?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Rhodes McCallister
David R. McCallister, Attorney at Law

For respondent
Jack Roy Reiter
GrayRobinson, P.A.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 10 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 08 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
  3. Nov 24 2021
    Brief of respondents William Mutz In his Capacity as Mayor of the City of Lakeland, Florida, et al. in opposition filed.
  4. Nov 24 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Florida Secretary of State Laurd M. Lee to respond filed.
  5. Oct 21 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2021)