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Couy Griffin v. New Mexico, ex rel. Marco White, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of New Mexico, No. S-1-SC-39571 · judgment November 15, 2022


Certiorari denied · March 18, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

This Petition presents the following issues: I. Whether Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution exclusively reserves the power to enforce the Fourteenth Amendment, by appropriate legislation, to Congress II. Whether courts have authority to adjudicate challenges pursuant to Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in the absence of appropriate legislative direction from Congress III. Whether a state court may issue a federal writ quo warranto IV. Whether the events taking place at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, constitute an “insurrection” within the context of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution V. Whether disqualifying Mr. Griffin from holding public office on account of his speech violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution VI. Whether disqualifying Mr. Griffin from holding public office on account of his associations violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Peter David Ticktin
The Ticktin Law Group, P.A.

For respondent
Joshua Adam Matz
Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Mar 18 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 11 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
  3. Jan 31 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
  4. Jan 30 2024
    Reply of petitioner Couy Griffin filed. (Distributed)
  5. Jan 16 2024
    Brief of respondents New Mexico, et al. in opposition filed.
  6. Dec 04 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 16, 2024.
  7. Dec 01 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 14, 2023 to January 16, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. Nov 14 2023
    Response Requested. (Due December 14, 2023)
  9. Nov 08 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
  10. Sep 22 2023
    Waiver of right of respondents New Mexico, et al. to respond filed.
  11. May 17 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2023)