No. 23A769

Christine H. Scott v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2024-02-23
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: ballot-access constitutional-rights first-amendment free-speech quasi-public-property right-to-petition
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Florida courts erred in holding that the Florida Constitution does not confer greater political speech rights than the First Amendment when petitioning on quasi-public property, and whether the right to petition on quasi-public property—defined as property open to the public and/or holding government contracts—is protected under (a) the First Amendment's right to free speech, assemble, and petition for redress of grievances; (b) Florida Constitution Article 1, Section 4 (Freedom of speech and press); and (c) Florida Constitution Article 1, Section 5 (Right to assemble and petition for redress of grievance), particularly where the realistic locations for petitioning have been substantially diminished by corporate property owners' discriminatory determinations regarding ballot access petitioning.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Amendment protects the right to petition for ballot access on quasi-public property when private entities control access in a manner that potentially restricts constitutional rights

Docket Entries

2024-02-23
Application (23A769) denied by Justice Thomas.
2024-02-15
Application (23A769) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 20, 2024 to April 20, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Christine H. Scott
Christine H. Scott — Petitioner