No. 20-6348

William J. O'Brien, III v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-violation criminal-procedure due-process free-speech law-enforcement procedural-error prosecution standing takings
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
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Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the government's prosecution for a speech act violated the First Amendment's free speech protections

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-11-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 17, 2020)

Attorneys

United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
William J. O'Brien
William J. O'Brien III — Petitioner