Sullivan v. Texas Ethics Commission
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on June 2, 2025.
Issue
Whether, and if so, under what circumstances, the First Amendment permits the government to require ordinary citizens to register and pay a fee to communicate with their government representatives.
Nov 15, 2024Application (24A494) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 28, 2024 to January 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
Nov 19, 2024Application (24A494) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until December 28, 2024.
Dec 10, 2024Application (24A494) to extend further the time from December 28, 2024 to January 24, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.Dec 17, 2024Application (24A494) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until January 24, 2025.
Jan 24, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2025)Feb 11, 2025Waiver of right of respondent Texas Ethics Commission to respond filed.Feb 14, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas filed.Feb 18, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Institute filed.Feb 18, 2025Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed)Feb 19, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/7/2025.
Feb 20, 2025Response Requested. (Due March 24, 2025)
Feb 24, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Texas Home School Coalition filed. (Distributed)Mar 12, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 24, 2025 to April 24, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.Mar 13, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 24, 2025.
Mar 21, 2025Brief amici curiae of United States Senator John Cornyn, et al. filed.Mar 24, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.Mar 24, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed.Apr 24, 2025Brief of respondent Texas Ethics Commission in opposition filed.May 12, 2025Reply of petitioner Michael Quinn Sullivan filed. (Distributed)May 13, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
Jun 2, 2025Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: Sullivan v. Texas Ethics Commission, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/sullivan-v-texas-ethics-commission/