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Ted Lieu, United States Congressman, et al. v. Federal Election Commission

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 19-5072 · judgment October 3, 2019

Certiorari denied · November 9, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 31% cert probability (95% interval 21%–43%)

Before the decision, about 7.4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a federal-government petitioner, counsel who has won certiorari before, and a D.C. Circuit decision below.

Question presented

Richard W. Painter Malcolm Seymour Mondale Hall, Office 318 Andrew Goodman U. OF MINN. LAW SCHOOL* FOSTER GARVEY P.C. 229 19th Avenue South 100 Wall Street, 20th Fl. Minneapolis, MN 55455 New York, NY 10005 * University affiliation Brad Deutsch noted for identification Benjamin Lambiotte purposes only. FOSTER GARVEY P.C. Flour Mill Building Suite 200 1000 Potomac St. NW Washington, DC 20007

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeffrey L. Fisher
Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
6 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Nov 09 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 21 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2020.
  3. Oct 21 2020
    Reply of petitioners Ted Lieu, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  4. Sep 25 2020
    Motion to delay distribution of the petition for a writ certiorari until October 21, 2020 granted.
  5. Sep 24 2020
    Motion of petitioner to delay distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari under Rule 15.5 from October 7, 2020 to October 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  6. Sep 21 2020
    Brief of respondent Federal Election Commission in opposition filed.
  7. Aug 13 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including September 21, 2020.
  8. Aug 12 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 21, 2020 to September 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Jul 27 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 21, 2020.
  10. Jul 22 2020
    Brief amici curiae of United States Senators filed.
  11. Jul 22 2020
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 22, 2020 to August 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
  12. Jul 22 2020
    Brief amici curiae of States of Washington et al. filed.
  13. Jul 22 2020
    Brief amici curiae of Christopher T. Robertson, et al. filed.
  14. Jul 22 2020
    Brief amici curiae of Political Scientists filed.
  15. Jul 22 2020
    Amicus brief of Legal Scholars of Campaign Finance not accepted for filing. (July 31, 2020)(Corrected version submitted)
  16. Jul 22 2020
    Brief amicus curiae of Legal Scholars of Campaign Finance filed.(7/29/2020)
  17. Jul 21 2020
    Brief amicus curiae of Former FEC Commissioner, Ann M. Ravel filed.
  18. Jun 29 2020
    Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Ted Lieu, et al.
  19. Jun 18 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 22, 2020)