Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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19-234 | D.C. Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2019 |
Issues: (1) Whether limiting the size of Joseph Shaber’s uncoordinated testamentary bequest to the Libertarian Party violates the party’s First Amendment right to free speech; and (2) whether 52 U.S.C. §§ 30116(a)(1)(B), (a)(9) and 30125(a)(1) violate the First Amendment right of free speech by conditioning the size of contributions to a political party on the content of the party’s speech.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Aug 19 2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 23, 2019) |
Sep 18 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 23, 2019 to October 23, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
Sep 19 2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 23, 2019. |
Sep 20 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
Sep 23 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed. |
Sep 23 2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed. |
Oct 23 2019 | Brief of respondent Federal Election Commission in opposition filed. |
Nov 05 2019 | Reply of petitioner Libertarian National Committee, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
Nov 06 2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019. |
Nov 25 2019 | Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |
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