No. 20-1782

Regina Therese Drexler v. Theresa Spahn, et al.

Lower Court: Colorado
Docketed: 2021-06-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 2nd-amendment civil-procedure civil-protection-order civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech prior-restraint section-1983
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity FirstAmendment DueProcess SecondAmendment
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the First Amendment permits the
issuance of a civil protection order to (i) punish a
"pattern" of conduct where such conduct includes only
protected speech and activities, or (ii) permits a civil
protection order to act as a prior restraint of speech
about a protected person?

2. Whether Section 1983 relief is available to
remedy First Amendment violations arising from (i)
punishment of "pattern" of conduct where such conduct
includes only protected speech and activities, (ii)
prior restraint of speech about a protected person, and
ii) punishment of appellate petitioning challenging
such punishment and restraint, as well as Second
Amendment and due process violations alleged but
not addressed by the lower courts?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment permits the issuance of a civil protection order to (i) punish a 'pattern' of conduct where such conduct includes only protected speech and activities, or (ii) permits a civil protection order to act as a prior restraint of speech about a protected person?

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 23, 2021)

Attorneys

Regina Therese Drexler
Regina Therese DrexlerDrexler Law LLC, Petitioner