11 November 2012 Clerk of the Court Supreme Court of the United States Washington, D.C. 20543 Per United States Mail Ref: Alien on Pale Blue Dot vs. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP), et al Letter Brief: Notice of ‘No Interest’ from Dr. Brad Blanton and ‘Unknown Interest’ from the Radical Honesty Community. Petitioner’s Consent: Petitioner has consented to the filing of this letter brief. Petitioner‟s consent letter is attached hereto. Respondents are requested to inform the Court of their consent or objection to the filing of this Notice of Interest. ‘No Interest’ from Dr. Brad Blanton and ‘Unknown Interest’ from the Radical Honesty Community. On 24 October 2012, Petitioner emailed Dr. Blanton to inform him of the application for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court, and to ask him if there were any lawyers in Radical Honesty. He responded “I am as uninterested as I can be. Whether you win or lose it won't convince a single soul of a single thing. Seems like a complete waste of time to me.” He gave Petitioner the details of the one lawyer there is in Radical Honesty, Maggie Doyle, who initially expressed interest, until Petitioner asked her whether she practiced radical honesty in her legal work: “..would you be afraid to express your „radical honesty opinions‟ in a brief filed with the court; fear of being cited for contempt or being barred or such like? If you knew Radical Honesty religious speech was protected by the first amendment including in legal briefs, would you consider adding a „caveat‟ on your briefs, that they are prepared by a lawyer, who is a member of radical honesty religion, and practices radical honesty religious speech?” On 09 November Petitioner emailed Dr. Blanton, Business Assistant, Anne Alexander, to ask him to answer the following two questions: YES, or NO: Is Brad going to inform the Supreme Court of his interest or lack of interest that Practicing Radical Honesty‟ should be considered First Amendment Religious speech? If YES: By when? YES or NO: Is Brad going to inform the Radical Honesty community, or delegate someone to do it for him; of the opportunity to inform the United
12-11-11: Alien v RCFP: Notice of Interest: Brad Blanton & RH Community
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