No. 22-5367

Derrick Lee Hinton v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-08-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-interpretation federal-jurisdiction federal-power first-amendment free-speech government-criticism judicial-review legal-precedent native-american-rights sovereignty-doctrine tribal-sovereignty
Latest Conference: 2022-10-07
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the federal government's reliance on the tribal sovereignty doctrine violates the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause by restricting criticism of the federal government's treatment of Native American tribes

Docket Entries

2022-10-11
Petition DENIED.
2022-09-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
2022-09-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-05-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 16, 2022)

Attorneys

Derrick Lee Hinton
Derrick Lee Hinton — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent