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Michael Anthony Crist v. Florida
IFP petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District, No. 5D2022-2966 · judgment August 15, 2025
Question presented
Whether a State violates the First Amendment, and contravenes Wooley v. Maynard and its progeny, when it requires certain offenders to announce the nature of their criminal past whenever they display a driver’s license.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Nancy Ryan
Office of the Public Defender
For respondent
Richard Alexander Pallas Jr.
State of Florida Office of the Attorney General
Case
Subject area
First Amendment (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 18 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jun 16 2026Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
- May 26 2026Brief amicus curiae of Harvey J. Sepler, J.D., Ph.D. filed.
- Apr 13 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 22, 2026)