Elster v. City of Seattle, Washington
Petition for certiorari denied on March 30, 2020
| Docket No. |
Op. Below | Argument |
Opinion |
Vote |
Author |
Term |
| 19-608 |
Wash. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
OT 2019 |
Issues: (1) Whether a levy that forces property owners
to fund other individuals’ campaign
donations implicates the First Amendment’s
compelled-subsidy doctrine; and (2) whether a compelled subsidy of speech
should be examined under rational-basis
review, as the decision below concluded, or
whether a higher standard of review is
appropriate.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Sep 24 2019 | Application (19A345) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 9, 2019 to November 8, 2019, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Sep 26 2019 | Application (19A345) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until November 8, 2019. |
| Nov 07 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 12, 2019) |
| Nov 18 2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Mark Elster, et al. |
| Nov 20 2019 | Waiver of City of Seattle, Washington of right to respond not accepted for filing. (November 26, 2019) |
| Nov 20 2019 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, City of Seattle, Washington. |
| Nov 26 2019 | Waiver of right of respondent City of Seattle, Washington to respond filed. |
| Dec 04 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020. |
| Dec 10 2019 | Response Requested. (Due January 9, 2020) |
| Dec 12 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed. |
| Dec 16 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 9, 2020 to February 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Dec 18 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 10, 2020. |
| Jan 09 2020 | Brief amici curiae of American Association of Christian Schools, et al filed. |
| Jan 09 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. |
| Feb 10 2020 | Brief of respondent City of Seattle, Washington in opposition filed. |
| Feb 21 2020 | Reply of petitioners Mark Elster, et al. filed. |
| Feb 26 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020. |
| Mar 18 2020 | Rescheduled. |
| Mar 23 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020. |
| Mar 30 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
