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Lieu v. Federal Election Commission

Petition for certiorari denied on November 9, 2020

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
19-1398 D.D.C. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2020

Issue: Whether the federal statutory limit on contributions to political committees, 52 U.S.C. " 30116(a)(1)(C), comports with the First Amendment as applied to committees that make only independent expenditures.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/18/2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 22, 2020)
06/29/2020Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Ted Lieu, et al.
07/21/2020Brief amicus curiae of Former FEC Commissioner, Ann M. Ravel filed.
07/22/2020Brief amici curiae of United States Senators filed.
07/22/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 22, 2020 to August 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
07/22/2020Brief amici curiae of States of Washington et al. filed.
07/22/2020Brief amici curiae of Christopher T. Robertson, et al. filed.
07/22/2020Brief amici curiae of Political Scientists filed.
07/22/2020Amicus brief of Legal Scholars of Campaign Finance not accepted for filing. (July 31, 2020)(Corrected version submitted)
07/22/2020Brief amicus curiae of Legal Scholars of Campaign Finance filed.(7/29/2020)
07/27/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 21, 2020.
08/12/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 21, 2020 to September 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
08/13/2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 21, 2020.
09/21/2020Brief of respondent Federal Election Commission in opposition filed.
09/24/2020Motion 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.
09/25/2020Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until October 21, 2020 granted.
10/21/2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
10/21/2020Reply of petitioners Ted Lieu, et al. filed. (Distributed)
11/09/2020Petition DENIED.