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Adam Cole Shryock v. Colorado, ex rel. Philip J. Weiser, Attorney General of Colorado

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Colorado, No. 22CA2254 · judgment March 7, 2024


Certiorari denied · March 3, 2025
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

I. Whether the permanent injunction issued against Petitioner violated his First Amendment rights by constituting an unconstitutional prior restraint on speech. II. Whether the Colorado courts erred in failing to apply a statute of limitations to punitive contempt proceedings, contrary to due process and fundamental fairness. III. Whether ineffective assistance of counsel, including failure to advise Petitioner of potential sentencing consequences and failure to present key evidence, rendered the contempt conviction invalid.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert L. Sirianni Jr.
Brownstone, P.A.

For respondent
Shannon Wells Stevenson
Colorado Department of Law

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
24A679

Proceedings

  1. Mar 03 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 12 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2025.
  3. Feb 10 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Colorado, ex rel. Philip J. Weiser, Attorney General, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Feb 03 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 10, 2025)
  5. Jan 16 2025
    Application (24A679) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until February 3, 2025.
  6. Jan 06 2025
    Application (24A679) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 12, 2025 to March 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.