Lieu v. Federal Election Commission
Petition for certiorari denied on November 9, 2020
Issue: Whether the federal statutory limit on
contributions to political committees, 52 U.S.C.
ยง 30116(a)(1)(C), comports with the First Amendment
as applied to committees that make only independent
expenditures.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Jun 18 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 22, 2020) |
| Jun 29 2020 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Ted Lieu, et al. |
| Jul 21 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Former FEC Commissioner, Ann M. Ravel filed. |
| Jul 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of United States Senators filed. |
| Jul 22 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 22, 2020 to August 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Jul 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of States of Washington et al. filed. |
| Jul 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Christopher T. Robertson, et al. filed. |
| Jul 22 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Political Scientists filed. |
| Jul 22 2020 | Amicus brief of Legal Scholars of Campaign Finance not accepted for filing. (July 31, 2020)(Corrected version submitted) |
| Jul 22 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Legal Scholars of Campaign Finance filed.(7/29/2020) |
| Jul 27 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 21, 2020. |
| Aug 12 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 21, 2020 to September 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Aug 13 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 21, 2020. |
| Sep 21 2020 | Brief of respondent Federal Election Commission in opposition filed. |
| Sep 24 2020 | Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from October 7, 2020 to October 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Sep 25 2020 | Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until October 21, 2020 granted. |
| Oct 21 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020. |
| Oct 21 2020 | Reply of petitioners Ted Lieu, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 09 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
