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Thompson v. DeWine

Petition for certiorari denied on April 19, 2021

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
20-1072	6th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2020

Issue: Whether and how the First Amendment applies to regulations that impede a person"s ability to place an initiative on the ballot.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/02/2021	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 8, 2021)
02/08/2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 8, 2021 to April 7, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
02/09/2021	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 7, 2021.
03/08/2021	Brief amici curiae of Direct Democracy Scholars, The Initiative and Referendum Institute and Citizens in charge filed.
03/11/2021	Brief of respondents Richard Michael DeWine, et al. in opposition filed.
03/30/2021	Reply of petitioners Chad Thompson, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/31/2021	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021.
04/19/2021	Petition DENIED.