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Delano Farms Company, et al. v. California Table Grape Commission
Paid petition · Supreme Court of California, No. S226538 · judgment May 24, 2018
Certiorari denied · November 19, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the compelled subsidy of promotional advertising by an industry group may be deemed “government speech,” and thus shielded from First Amendment scrutiny, where no democratically accountable government official exercises actual oversight or control and that speech is not attributed to the government.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Michael W. McConnell
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC
For respondent
Seth P. Waxman
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Proceedings
- Nov 19 2018Petition DENIED.
- Oct 31 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/16/2018.
- Oct 29 2018Reply of petitioners Delano Farms Company, et al. filed.
- Oct 15 2018Brief of respondent California Table Grape Commission in opposition filed.
- Oct 09 2018Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
- Oct 09 2018Brief amici curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, et al. filed.
- Sep 21 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 8, 2018.
- Sep 20 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 9, 2018 to November 8, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
- Sep 19 2018Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Delano Farms Company, et al..
- Sep 05 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 9, 2018)
- Aug 14 2018Application (18A158) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until September 5, 2018.
- Aug 10 2018Application (18A158) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 22, 2018 to September 5, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.