No. 19-12

Kevin Sewell v. Maryland

Lower Court: Maryland
Docketed: 2019-07-01
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: compelled-speech confrontation-clause due-process equal-protection fifth-amendment-self-incrimination first-amendment first-amendment-compelled-speech overbreadth self-incrimination sixth-amendment sixth-amendment-confrontation-clause
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether Maryland's law imposing a
duty to report suspected child abuse or
neglect on all persons in the State
violates the First Amendment where it
mandates speech.

2. Whether Maryland's law imposing a
duty to report suspected child abuse or
neglect on all persons in the State is
overbroad in violation of the Due
Process clause.

3. Whether Maryland's law imposing a
duty to report suspected child abuse or
neglect on all persons in the State is
vague in violation of the Equal
Protection clause.

4. Whether Maryland's law imposing a
duty to report suspected child abuse or
neglect on all persons in the State
violates the Confrontation Clause of the
Sixth Amendment where it permits
anonymous reporting.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Maryland's law imposing a duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect on all persons in the State violates the First Amendment where it mandates speech

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-09
Waiver of right of respondent State of Maryland to respond filed.
Main Document
2019-06-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 31, 2019)
PetitionAppendixProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count

Attorneys

Kevin Sewell
Erin C. Murphy — Silverman/Thompson/Slutkin/White, Petitioner
State of Maryland
Carrie J. Williams — Respondent