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Joseph Cecil Vandevere v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 20-4326 · judgment June 4, 2021
Certiorari denied · December 6, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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WHETHER THE SPEECH AT ISSUE HEREIN IS ENTITLED TO SPECIAL PROTECTION BECAUSE IT INVOLVES A MATTER OF PUBLIC CONCERN?
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WHETHER THE SPEECH AT ISSUE HEREIN IS A “TRUE THREAT”?
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WHETHER THE CONDITIONAL NATURE OF THE SPEECH AT ISSUE HEREIN RENDERS IT PROTECTED SPEECH?
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WHETHER THE SPEECH AT ISSUE HEREIN IS PROTECTED “POLITICAL HYBERPOLE”?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Andrew Brady Banzhoff
Devereux & Banzhoff PLLC
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Dec 06 2021Petition DENIED.
- Nov 16 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
- Nov 08 2021Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
- Nov 01 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 3, 2021)