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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

Issue: (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.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/24/2019Application (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.
09/26/2019Application (19A345) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until November 8, 2019.
11/07/2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 12, 2019)
11/18/2019Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Mark Elster, et al.
11/20/2019Waiver of City of Seattle, Washington of right to respond not accepted for filing. (November 26, 2019)
11/20/2019Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, City of Seattle, Washington.
11/26/2019Waiver of right of respondent City of Seattle, Washington to respond filed.
12/04/2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
12/10/2019Response Requested. (Due January 9, 2020)
12/12/2019Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
12/16/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 9, 2020 to February 10, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
12/18/2019Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 10, 2020.
01/09/2020Brief amici curiae of American Association of Christian Schools, et al filed.
01/09/2020Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
02/10/2020Brief of respondent City of Seattle, Washington in opposition filed.
02/21/2020Reply of petitioners Mark Elster, et al. filed.
02/26/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
03/18/2020Rescheduled.
03/23/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2020.
03/30/2020Petition DENIED.