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Kevin O'Rourke, et al. v. Dominion Voting Systems, Inc., et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 21-1161 · judgment May 27, 2022


Certiorari denied · December 5, 2022
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

1.) Whether citizens have standing to sue private persons engaged in state action for relief under § 1983 for deprivations of their right to vote for president of the United States, freedom of speech, equal protection, and due process; 2.) Whether citizens’ claims for relief under § 1983, for themselves and others similarly situated against private persons engaged in state action, may properly be classified as a general grievance; and, 3.) Whether deprivation of a right constitutes an injury in fact to confer Article III standing.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ernest J. Walker
Ernest J. Walker Law Offices

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 05 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 15 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
  3. Sep 26 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 31, 2022)