O’Keefe v. Chisholm
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on May 18, 2015.
Issue
(1) Whether considerations of "equity, comity, and federalism" insufficient to support abstention can override the holding in Mitchum v. Foster that 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is an "expressly authorized" statutory exception to the Anti-Injunction Act; and (2) whether, as this Court left unresolved in Hartman v. Moore, officials may be held liable for subjecting citizens to investigation in retaliation for First Amendment-protected speech and association, particularly where non-retaliatory grounds are insufficient to support the investigation.
Jan 21, 2015Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2015)
Feb 10, 2015Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 23, 2015, for all respondents.
Feb 20, 2015Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Cause of Action.
Feb 20, 2015Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty.
Feb 20, 2015Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Cato Institute.Feb 20, 2015Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Center for Competitive Politics, et al.
Feb 20, 2015Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by MacIver Institute for Public Policy.Mar 16, 2015Motion for leave to file a brief in opposition under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by respondents John T. Chisholm, Bruce Landgraf, and David Robles.
Mar 16, 2015Brief of respondents John T. Chisholm, Bruce Landgraf, and David Robles in opposition filed.
Mar 23, 2015Brief of respondents Francis Schmitz and Dean Nickel in opposition filed.
Mar 27, 2015Reply of petitioners Eric O'Keefe, and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc. filed.Apr 8, 2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 24, 2015.
Apr 23, 2015Rescheduled.
Apr 27, 2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 1, 2015.
Apr 28, 2015Rescheduled.
May 4, 2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 14, 2015.
May 18, 2015Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty GRANTED.
May 18, 2015Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Center for Competitive Politics, et al. GRANTED.
May 18, 2015Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Maciver Institute for Public Policy GRANTED.
May 18, 2015Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by The Cato Institute GRANTED.
May 18, 2015Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Cause of Action GRANTED.
May 18, 2015Motion for leave to file a brief in opposition under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED.
May 18, 2015Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: O’Keefe v. Chisholm, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/okeefe-v-chisholm/