Stop This Insanity, Inc. Employee Leadership Fund v. Federal Election Commission
Petition for certiorari denied on January 12, 2015
Issue: (1) Whether a political committee that makes highly restricted direct contributions has a First Amendment right to engage in unrestricted non-contribution activities through a separate and segregated non-contribution account; and (2) whether the First Amendment forbids a government from restricting political speech based on the disclosure interest " an interest in providing the electorate with information about the sources of election-related spending " including when a more narrowly tailored remedy is available.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, December 12, 2014)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 09/29/2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2014) |
| 11/04/2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 5, 2014. |
| 11/05/2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Coolidge-Reagan Foundation filed. |
| 12/05/2014 | Brief of respondent Federal Election Commission in opposition filed. |
| 12/12/2014 | Reply of petitioners Stop This Insanity, Inc. Employee Leadership Fund, et al., filed. |
| 12/17/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015. |
| 01/12/2015 | Petition DENIED. |