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Justin Marcus Zinman v. California

Paid petition · Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, No. B313764 · judgment August 4, 2022


Certiorari denied · May 22, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether allowing a Progressive political ideology to influence the law violates the Establishment clause of the First Amendment? Whether the State of California's assault and threat laws adequately incorporate the Federal Constitutions Speech provision under the Second Amendment? Whether State Secrets should be upheld in this case which involves an active United States Defense Consul who is engaging in Homeland Defense activity?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Justin Zinman

For respondent
Rene Judkiewicz
California Attorney General's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 22 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 02 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
  3. Apr 25 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent The People of the State of California to respond filed.
  4. Dec 15 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 1, 2023)