Petition of the day
The petition of the day is:
American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock
Docket: 11-1179
Issue(s): Whether Montana is bound by the holding of Citizens United, that a ban on corporate independent political expenditures is a violation of the First Amendment, when the ban applies to state, rather than federal, elections.
Certiorari stage documents:
- Opinion below (Mont. S. Ct.)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Amicus brief of Free Speech for People et al.
- Amicus brief of Citizens United
- Amicus brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
- Amicus brief of Senator Mitch McConnell
- Amicus brief of Former Officials of the American Civil Liberties Union in support of neither party
- Amicus brief of United States Representatives Robert Brady et al.
- Amicus brief of United States Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and John McCain
- Amicus brief of Former Federal Election Commission Officials et al.
- Amicus brief of the AARP
- Amicus brief of the Montana Trial Lawyers Association et al.
- Amicus brief of the Brennan Center for Justice
- Amicus brief of Retired Montana Supreme Court Justices
- Amicus brief of Walter Dellinger and James Sample
- Amicus brief of New York et al.
- Amicus brief of The Eleventh Amendment Movement (TEAM)
- Amicus brief of Essential Information
- Reply of petitioners
Recommended Citation: Matthew Bush, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (May. 22, 2012, 12:23 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2012/05/petition-of-the-day-289/