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Bonifacio R. Aleman, et al. v. Andrew G. Beshear, Governor of Kentucky, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 22-5703 · judgment July 20, 2023
Certiorari denied · February 20, 2024
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
Whether Kentucky’s system of discretionary restoration of the right to vote to people with felony convictions violates the First Amendment doctrine prohibiting unfettered discretion in licensing expressive conduct.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jonathan Lee Sherman
Fair Elections Center
For respondent
Taylor Allen Payne
Office of the Governor of Kentucky
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Feb 20 2024Petition DENIED.
- Jan 10 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
- Dec 07 2023Waiver of right of respondent Andrew G. Beshear, Governor of Kentucky to respond filed.
- Nov 29 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 3, 2024)