No. 19-976

Jovanna Edge, et al. v. City of Everett, Washington

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-02-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: body-confidence civil-rights commercial-speech dress-code expressive-conduct first-amendment free-speech message-communication particularized-message workplace-attire
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity FirstAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-03-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether First Amendment protection extends to expressive conduct only when there is a "great likelihood" that an intended particularized message will be understood by those who view it.

2. Whether the commercial setting of expressive conduct diminishes the First Amendment protection available to the speaker.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether First Amendment protection extends to expressive-conduct

Docket Entries

2020-03-09
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2020.
2020-02-13
Waiver of right of respondent City of Everett to respond filed.
2020-02-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 5, 2020)
2019-11-27
Application (19A597) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 3, 2020.
2019-11-25
Application (19A597) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 5, 2019 to February 3, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

City of Everett
Matthew J. SegalPacifica Law Group LLP, Respondent
Jovanna Edge, et al.
Derek Alan NewmanNewman Du Wors LLP, Petitioner