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Leibundguth Storage & Van Service, Inc. v. Village of Downers Grove, Illinois

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 16-3055 · judgment September 24, 2019

Certiorari denied · March 2, 2020
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

In Reed v. Town of Gilbert, this Court clarified that content-based restrictions are those that apply to particular speech because of the topic discussed or the idea or message expressed, and reaffirmed that content-based restrictions on speech require strict scrutiny review. Government restrictions on commercial speech that do not apply to non-commercial speech are content-based. Should strict scrutiny review apply in such a challenge?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jeffrey Michael Schwab
Liberty Justice Center

For respondent
Scott Michael Day
Day Robert & Morrison PC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 02 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 12 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
  3. Feb 11 2020
    Reply of petitioner Leibundguth Storage & Van Service, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
  4. Jan 27 2020
    Brief of respondent Village of Downers Grove, Illinois in opposition filed.
  5. Dec 20 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 27, 2020)