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Capital Associated Industries Inc. v. Stein

Petition for certiorari denied on December 16, 2019

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-281 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2019

Issue: (1) Whether North Carolina statutes prohibiting Capital Associated Industries Inc."s attorneys from providing legal assistance to its members violate the freedom of association guaranteed by the First and 14th Amendments; and (2) whether North Carolina statutes prohibiting Capital Associated Industries Inc."s attorneys from providing legal assistance to its members are a content-based restriction on speech that must be reviewed under strict scrutiny.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/10/2019Application (18A1321) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 18, 2019 to August 30, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.
06/19/2019Application (18A1321) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until August 30, 2019.
08/30/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 3, 2019)
09/25/2019Waiver of right of respondent North Carolina State Bar to respond filed.
09/25/2019Waiver of right of respondents Josh Stein, Nancy Lorrin Freeman, and Avery Crump to respond filed.
10/01/2019Brief amici curiae of N.C. Chamber Legal Institute, et al. filed.
10/02/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
10/02/2019Brief amici curiae of Responsive Law and Scholars of Access to Justice filed. (Distributed)
10/03/2019Brief amicus curiae of The Employer Associations of America filed. (Distributed)
10/10/2019Response Requested. (Due November 12, 2019)
11/12/2019Brief of respondents Josh Stein, Nancy Lorrin Freeman, Avery Crump and the North Carolina State Bar in opposition filed.
11/26/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
11/26/2019Reply of petitioner Capital Associated Industries, Inc. filed.
12/16/2019Petition DENIED.