No. 25-513
Adele Jeffords Pope v. South Carolina
Response Waived
Key Terms:
ERISA FirstAmendment DueProcess CriminalProcedure Copyright JusticiabilityDoctri
ERISA FirstAmendment DueProcess CriminalProcedure Copyright JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2025-12-05
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether the South Carolina Supreme Court's interpretation and enforcement of its 2015 Order violates the First Amendment.
2. Whether the South Carolina Supreme Court's 2015 Order is unconstitutionally vague, and/or the Court's subsequent interpretation and enforcement of that Order violates Petitioner's due process right to fair notice.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the South Carolina Supreme Court's 2015 Order violates the First Amendment and due process rights by prohibiting a former court-appointed fiduciary from filing motions or making FOIA requests related to the James Brown estate
Docket Entries
2025-12-08
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-07
Waiver of South Carolina of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-07
Waiver of right of respondent South Carolina to respond filed.
2025-10-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2025)
Attorneys
Adele Jeffords Pope
Charles Elford Carpenter Jr. — Petitioner
South Carolina
Donald John Zelenka — South Carolina Attorney General's Office, Respondent