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Byron Johnson v. Kaija Freborg

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Minnesota, No. A21-1531 · judgment September 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

Where one private figure accuses another private figure of sexual assault in an online posting, is that “a matter of public concern” under the First Amendment?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Scott Michael Flaherty
Taft Stettinius & Holllister LLP

For respondent
Alan King
Goetz & Eckland, P.A.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 20 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 24 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
  3. Jan 11 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Kaija Freborg to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Dec 19 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 22, 2024)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service