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Chad Thompson, et al. v. Richard Michael DeWine, Governor of Ohio, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 21-3514 · judgment July 28, 2021
Before the decision, about 1.5× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Questions presented
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Whether ever-changing and ongoing governmentissued COVID-19 restrictions moot First Amendment challenges to ballot access restrictions.
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Whether and how the First Amendment applies to regulations that impede a person’s ability to place an initiative on the ballot.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jeffrey T. Green
Sidley Austin LLP
For respondent
Benjamin Michael Flowers
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost
Proceedings
- Mar 07 2022Petition DENIED.
- Mar 03 2022Brief amici curiae of Direct Democracy Scholars, et al. filed.
- Feb 16 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.
- Feb 14 2022Waiver of right of respondent Richard DeWine, et al. to respond filed.
- Feb 10 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 16, 2022)
- Dec 29 2021Application (21A173) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 10, 2022.
- Dec 20 2021Application (21A173) to extend further the time from January 12, 2022 to February 10, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
- Nov 23 2021Application (21A173) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until January 12, 2022.
- Nov 19 2021Application (21A173) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 12, 2021 to January 12, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.