No. 23-6243

Offie Curtis Brown, Jr. v. North Carolina Department of Public Safety, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-12-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review civil-rights constitutional-provisions first-amendment free-speech jurisdictional-issue legal-standard procedural-question public-concern public-employee retaliation statutory-provisions
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment protects the right of a public employee to speak on matters of public concern without fear of retaliation

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-12
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
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2023-09-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 12, 2024)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionProof of ServiceAppendixMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionProof of ServiceAppendix

Attorneys

Offie C. Brown
Offie Curtis Brown Jr. — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent