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William T. Schmitt, et al. v. Frank LaRose, Ohio Secretary of State
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 19-3196 · judgment August 7, 2019
Certiorari denied · May 26, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
SARAH O’ROURKE SCHRUP NORTHWESTERN SUPREME COURT PRACTICUM 357 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 503-0063
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Mark R. Brown
For respondent
Benjamin Michael Flowers
Ashbrook Byrne Kresge Flowers LLC
Proceedings
- May 26 2020Petition DENIED.
- May 05 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2020.
- May 04 2020Reply of petitioners William Schmitt, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Apr 27 2020Brief of respondent Frank LaRose, Ohio Secretary of State in opposition filed. (Distributed)
- Mar 05 2020Brief amici curiae of Initiative and Referendum Institute and Center for Competitive Democracy filed.
- Mar 05 2020Brief amici curiae of Direct Democracy Scholars filed.
- Mar 04 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 6, 2020.
- Mar 02 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 6, 2020 to May 6, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 04 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 5, 2020 to April 6, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 04 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 6, 2020.
- Feb 03 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 5, 2020)
- Nov 13 2019Application (19A518) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until February 3, 2020.
- Nov 07 2019Application (19A518) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 3, 2019 to February 1, 2020, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.