No. 25A7

Alex Emric Jones, et al. v. Erica Lafferty, et al.

Lower Court: Connecticut
Docketed: 2025-07-01
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: None
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether state courts may, through procedural sanctions, judicially impose liability in defamation cases involving public figures without any showing of fault, falsity, or actual malice; whether nine figure punitive damages based on such sanctions comport with due process; and whether a media defendant can be held liable for acts of unrelated third parties under the First Amendment.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified.

Docket Entries

2025-07-02
Response of Erica Lafferty, et al. to application submitted.
2025-07-02
Application (25A7) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until September 5, 2025.
2025-07-02
Response to application for extension of time received.
2025-06-27
Application (25A7) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 7, 2025 to September 5, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Alexander E. Jones, et al.
Ben C. BroocksBroocks Law Firm, PLLC, Petitioner
Erica Lafferty, et al.
Alinor Clemans SterlingKoskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, P.C., Respondent