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Illinois Liberty PAC, et al. v. Kwame Raoul, Attorney General of Illinois, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 16-3585 · judgment September 13, 2018

Certiorari denied · April 15, 2019

Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

Should political contribution limits that favor one type of speaker over another receive strict scrutiny?
Should the holding in Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1
applying a “closely drawn” test to all political contribution limits be overruled in favor of applying strict scrutiny?

For petitioner
Jeffrey Michael Schwab
Liberty Justice Center

For respondent
David Leigh Franklin
Office of the Attorney General of Illinois

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
3 cert-stage

Apr 15 2019
Petition DENIED.
Mar 27 2019
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
Mar 22 2019
Reply of petitioners Illinois Liberty PAC, et al. filed.
Mar 11 2019
Brief of respondents Kwame Raoul, et al. in opposition filed.
Feb 27 2019
Letter from Respondents received.
Feb 07 2019
Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Feb 06 2019
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
Jan 28 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 11, 2019.
Jan 24 2019
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 8, 2019 to March 11, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
Jan 09 2019
Response Requested. (Due February 8, 2019)
Jan 08 2019
Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
Dec 26 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/11/2019.
Dec 14 2018
Waiver of right of respondent Lisa Madigan, et al. to respond filed.
Dec 12 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 14, 2019)