Petition DENIED. Statement of Justice Gorsuch, with whom Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan join, respecting the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2020.

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.

Reply of petitioner Clyde S. Bovat filed. (Distributed)

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.

Brief of respondent Vermont in opposition filed.

Brief amicus curiae of National Association for Public Defense filed.

Brief amici curiae of The Rutherford Institute and Restore The Fourth, Inc. filed.

Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 19, 2020)

Application (19A952) granted by Justice Ginsburg extending the time to file until May 18, 2020.

Application (19A952) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 18, 2020 to May 17, 2020, submitted to Justice Ginsburg.

Clyde S. Bovat, Petitioner, represented by Kirti Datla

Institute for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Blaine H. Evanson

National Association for Public Defense, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas Mark Bondy

The Rutherford Institute and Restore The Fourth, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Alex Campbell Hemmer