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Paul Clark v. Supreme Court of New Jersey

Paid petition · Supreme Court of New Jersey, No. 091572 · judgment April 9, 2026


0%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)

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

Question presented

May a state sanction an attorney for criticizing the government, such as offering opinions in interviews with the press, or is such speech constitutionally protected? May a state add additional sanctions to an attorney under the heading of “refusal to accept responsibility” for nothing more than the attorney defending against the allegations, or does such an “aggravating factor” constitute an unconstitutional “trial penalty.”

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul Clark

For respondent

Case

Conference history

Proceedings

  1. Jun 18 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 14, 2026)