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Adam Coate v. Elizabeth A. Smith
IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Colorado, No. 2026CA129 · judgment January 28, 2026
Questions presented
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Whether the First Amendment permits a State to impose and maintain a significant liberty restraint based on speech that does not constitute a true threat.
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Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment permits a State to impose and maintain a significant liberty restraint through procedures that fail to provide safeguards sufficient to prevent erroneous deprivation of protected interests.
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Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires meaningful judicial review of a significant liberty restraint when a State provides a statutory right to appellate review of that restraint.
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Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment permits a State to withhold review of a substantial liberty restraint solely because it is labeled “temporary,” even when the restraint has significant practical effects and may be extended or renewed.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Adam Coate
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
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Proceedings
- Jul 27 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 31, 2026)