No. 23A920

Gatewood A. Walden v. The Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar

Lower Court: Alabama
Docketed: 2024-04-15
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: binding-precedent due-process equal-protection fourteenth-amendment legal-review precedent
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does a state appellate court violate a person's due process and equal protection rights under the 14th Amendment when it refuses or fails to comply with precedent even though the issues and the facts in the two cases are identical?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state appellate court violates a litigant's due process and equal protection rights under the Fourteenth Amendment when it refuses to follow binding precedent in cases with identical facts and legal issues

Docket Entries

2024-04-17
Application (23A920) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until June 10, 2024.
2024-03-28
Application (23A920) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 9, 2024 to July 8, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Gatewood Walden
Gatewood Walden — Petitioner